The Map-Maker's Mother

I think we’ve discovered a therapy center that is actually going to help. I went into this with extreme skepticism, but after our first session on Friday I received more feedback than I did in six weeks at that other place. I know it’s not a panacea, but they’re doing the things that need to [...]

One thing we have plenty of up here on the mountain is time. Time to sleep late, time to nap, time to read, time to look at the light dance on the aspen leaves–but also time to think.
And what I’ve been thinking about is the social skills therapy we just tried for MapKid.
Social skills therapy [...]

MapKid had a meltdown yesterday–and oh, lordy, it was a hum-dinger. Full blown screaming, wailing, and gnashing of teeth.
The fit got underway as we were getting ready for swimming lessons. We couldn’t find his swimming shirt. Crisis. I later found it in the washing machine, but at the time it had completely vanished and MapKid [...]