On Thursdays I have the pleasure of taking the kids to school. Though it can be frustrating, as any parent with young kids will attest (ASD or no ASD), to get the 2 of them out of the house so that we are not late, it gives me a very limited glimpse into what it is like for Tracy and my mom (who is our primary source of childcare when we are at work) on a daily basis. I really do enjoy it, when my compulsion for punctuality does not get in the way because it gives me the chance to see the two of them in a different environment away from the house. Continue reading →

I have posted before about K’s seizures and what we have been through to rule out some of the potential causes of this aberrant brain activity. So we recently started K’s anti-seizure medication, Tegretol, to see if they can help alleviate his absence seizures as they have been continuing to occur despite our trying to manage them with more natural methods . I think the frequency of occurrence is not that great but after talking with K’s neurologist, and getting excellent feedback from K’s preschool about how frequently they see his episodes, we decided that it was a win-win situation for trying the medication. Continue reading →