Post by ALLISA on Feb 26, 2011 9:19:11 GMT -5
Hi All !
Been so long that I had to get my password emailed to me !
I've been addicted to Facebook....and see a lot of you there...but....I don't really discuss DS issues....so.....wanted to come back here and say hi, see what's new. who is new, and how all the kids are !!
Update ( or intro ) on us.....
I'm Allisa, my daughter with DS ( and Autism) is Erin...she just turned 11 ...I found Uno Mas when she was a month old ...so....UnoMas is very much an old friend to us !
We still live in MA, I'm a single mom ( going on 9 years divorced!)
Erin has 2 brothers....Connor is 17, Ty is 13 & has Type 1 Diabetes & heart complications due to Rheuematic Fever last year.
I work full time, my ex was recently laid off....so....that has sent us into a tail spin with inusrance & decreased child support......
So as seems normal....stress is high here !
Erin goes to a collaberative school out of district. It is a good fit for her....very small....very individual attention. She also gets 4 hours of home service a week where they carry through some of her programs.
Because of her autsim she still is mostly nonverbal. She uses a pec prgram now & I hope to have her up & ready for an Ipad & its communication apps in another year or so. She still has a lot of imags to learn as well as behaviors to control ( so I don't worry about her throwing the ipad!)
I fear her period is coming any day now ! I fear because pottying isn't 100 % successful ! She is 95 % trained...but....we do still have occasional accidents....and she does need assistance still with wiping.
That is about it......I'm gonna go read some posts now & catch up....hope you are all well !!
Allisa
Been so long that I had to get my password emailed to me !
I've been addicted to Facebook....and see a lot of you there...but....I don't really discuss DS issues....so.....wanted to come back here and say hi, see what's new. who is new, and how all the kids are !!
Update ( or intro ) on us.....
I'm Allisa, my daughter with DS ( and Autism) is Erin...she just turned 11 ...I found Uno Mas when she was a month old ...so....UnoMas is very much an old friend to us !
We still live in MA, I'm a single mom ( going on 9 years divorced!)
Erin has 2 brothers....Connor is 17, Ty is 13 & has Type 1 Diabetes & heart complications due to Rheuematic Fever last year.
I work full time, my ex was recently laid off....so....that has sent us into a tail spin with inusrance & decreased child support......
So as seems normal....stress is high here !
Erin goes to a collaberative school out of district. It is a good fit for her....very small....very individual attention. She also gets 4 hours of home service a week where they carry through some of her programs.
Because of her autsim she still is mostly nonverbal. She uses a pec prgram now & I hope to have her up & ready for an Ipad & its communication apps in another year or so. She still has a lot of imags to learn as well as behaviors to control ( so I don't worry about her throwing the ipad!)
I fear her period is coming any day now ! I fear because pottying isn't 100 % successful ! She is 95 % trained...but....we do still have occasional accidents....and she does need assistance still with wiping.
That is about it......I'm gonna go read some posts now & catch up....hope you are all well !!
Allisa