Asperger’s and Spirituality

Just as I was once impressed with the childlike faith that I saw in my father, I am impressed with the spiritual maturity I see now in my son.

Book Review-This is Your Brain on Joy, Dr. Henslin

Dr. Henslin has had extensive experience using SPECT brain imaging to help people who weren’t making progress through psychotherapy.

When to help the strugglers

Every spring my kids and I incubate and hatch chicken eggs. It is our Easter tradition. When I first started hatching eggs, a farmer told me that it is very important that the chicks break out of the shells completely on their own. It strengthens them to peck their way out and prepares them for survival. This was a good warning our first year, because it took over twenty-four hours for a few of the chicks to finally make it out of the shell!

Goodbye Good Friend

Yesterday our little hamster friend passed away. We knew it was coming. She was at least two and a half years old, which is a good long life for a hamster. She was very elderly and was becoming less and less mobile. Our son knew it was coming too, and we were bracing ourselves for this loss. Sometimes these emotional issues can be very trying for a child with Asperger’s Syndrome.

Support through peer training

My personal prayer is that my own willingness to give and to adapt will come back to me now (a good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over…Luke 6:38) as I prepare to put my own special needs child into a regular education classroom.

The Stranger

Literature can be a powerful tool for teaching children how to view the world through spiritual lenses. I bring a stack of books home from the library every week to read with my children and sometimes I find a real gem for teaching moral or spiritual lessons. One week I chose a book by Chris Van Allsburg titled The Stranger.