Month: May 2011

  • Food is Strange in Ty’s World

    Ty had feeding therapy until he was 3 years old because it took us until he was almost 2 to get him to eat anything at all.? Ty has many texture aversions and because of this, his diet is very limited.? Many food items feel differently in his mouth and cause him to reject them.? […]

  • Sneak Peak Quinn {Phoenix Newborn Photography}

    My niece – Quinn Ryin (daughter of Daniel and Brooke) at 7 days of age.? It will take me a little bit to get to processing her shots because she is down the list a little bit but since she IS my niece, I couldn’t resist a couple of sneak peeks.? Precious precious.

  • What is Especially Interesting in Ty’s World

    Have you ever heard of the term Savant Syndrome?? It is a rare condition in which people with developmental disorders have one or more areas of expertise, ability, or brilliance that are in contrast with the individual?s overall limitations.? Savant ?like? abilities seem to occur frequently (to varying degrees) with spectrum disorders.?? (Think Rain Man) […]

  • Some Kind of Wonderful – The Left and Right Side of Ty’s World

    There are many opinions on what causes spectrum disorders.? Environmental factors, genetics, brain injury, and even immunizations (though the FDA will strongly disagree with that and that particular topic is not one I care to engage in).   In Ty?s case, I don?t spend a lot of time wondering about this because I strongly believe […]

  • The Stickers on the Buckets in Ty’s World

    I don?t talk about Ty?s Spectrum Issues too often on my blog anymore because my Ty is just my Ty and the different symptoms that Ty has are just part of Ty and who he is.? Because Ty is getting older though and some of his symptoms are more obvious to other people, I think […]