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Surviving the “Normal” Moments with Special Needs Tweens

December 10, 2014 by Laurie Wallin 2 Comments

I drove up to my daughter’s after school bus stop as the bus drove away. Not seeing her brunette hair as I looked down the street, my heart pounded. “Where is she?” I thought. It was the first day we'd planned for her to stay after school for math tutoring. For almost a month, we’d talked about her starting this week. We walked through the routine at school that morning---which classroom she’d … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Laurie Wallin, Learning Disability Tagged With: middle school years, not alone, special needs tweens, tweens

The Trick That Saved My Child From Imploding

January 9, 2013 by Laurie Wallin 5 Comments

Slam! She stomps into the house, tossing her bag across the floor with contempt. I lurch upward, nearly dropping my glass of water as she flops hard on the couch next to me. "Another tough day, huh?" I ask, barely suppressing laughter over her outrageous theatrics. "Need a snack?" I ask. She grunts (I think it was supposed to be a "no"). "Need an iPod?" I casually reply. And instantly she's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption, Laurie Wallin, Living Life Daily Tagged With: bipolar, Laurie Wallin, Mood disorders, social skills, tweens

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