You know those extra special moments of your child's growing up
years? The ones that are forever seared into the memory banks of
motherhood? Yeah, those. I have one that is particularly special to my
daughter's childhood. Last month my girl turned 19. But this memory
happened way back at the beginning our our journey with autism. When she
was three or four–maybe even five–and had been receiving several
months or up to a year or more of early intervention services at the
Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Early intervention in her
case involved speech/language and occupational, educational and
behavioral therapies. It was intense. And, because those folks knew what
they were doing, my daughter learned fast and began to develop skills
fundamental to functioning in our world. Skills that don't always come
with the package of a developmental disAbility.
So that forever memory? Well, click here to read about that seered image of my daughter. It's featured today as my quarterly guest post over at Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Thank you for reading. I enjoy the stories over at The Wishing Well, which covers the gamut of overall health and well-being aspect of parenting our beloved children.
