Adventures in KAndylaND
Mom’s Bright Idea! Let’s Go For A Walk!
by Christy
If you are a parent of at least one child on the spectrum or with SPD or motor delays, you will no doubt relate to this story. When I see other children outside playing in their yards or close to …
Secrets of Expanding the 5 Food SPD Diet
by Christy
Andy went through a phase when he was about 3 or 4 years old where he was a picky eater. He had the typical preschooler diet of chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, cereal and peanut butter and jelly. …
A Thought on Speech Delays
by Christy
I love that I have discovered the stats on my blog now. My favorite thing, right after looking at how many people have visited my site, is looking at the search terms that people have used to get here. It …
Update
by Christy
I know it’s been a while since I’ve done a major update. Life has happened. I have been back at work full time since August of 2014 and had a part time job that felt like a full time job …
Site Under Construction – Exploring the Purpose of this Blog
by Christy
In the beginning, when I started this blog, the reason was to spread awareness. I knew that my husband and I became frustrated for years by not being able to find information on the type of diabetes my son had. …
Miss Independence
by Christy
The ear-piecing scream echoes in my head as I sit at the table watching her eat. She has a sweet angel-face on right now, but I know, like a light switch, she can easily flip on the face of discontent …
Spreading Awareness
by Christy
One of the problems of having a rare disease is that awareness does not spread very quickly. It surprises and saddens me that we are coming up on 10 years into a new treatment for about 90% of patients with …
Potty Training the Second Child
by Christy
I was hoping that potty training on Katie would be easier and quicker since we’ve tried so long with Andy. But any parent with more than one child knows, every child is different. We tried a little with Katie last …
Meeting with the Experts
by Christy
Last week we had the advantage of traveling to Chicago to the second North American conference on Monogenic Diabetes. While there we had the privilege of meeting with Dr. Hattersley from the UK. He was very interested in our story …
I Can Do It Myself!
by Christy
As Katie has grown up we have had both moments of clarity where we are absolutely sure she is displaying behavior that is typical for her age and moments if confusion where we are just not sure what’s normal. This …
At Last – Potty Training Success!
by Christy
Last year at this time we were very discouraged and at a loss for what to do. You see, Andy was sort of potty trained at around 5 years old but had some regression once he started having his …
Long Time Gone
by Christy
Wow! I knew I had neglected this blog for a while but had no idea it had been nearly two years! I decided it was time to kick things into gear and start blogging again about our journey. So many …
