So I’ve probably never mentioned our family cat Ceasar on this blog. Now that I’m back to work, Ceasar and my oldest son usually have the house to themselves. That said, you might ask what do they do while I’m gone? Safe to say, I think this picture says it all, for both of them.
Sincerely-
Autism Librarian
So as my life gets a little closer to normal, what with working again, my oldest son and I have a meeting with Disability Determinations regarding his SSI. If we can get past this, then we have taken another step in setting him up for his future.
The next steps are finding out if he can drive and getting him a job that ‘s closer to what he wants to do in the future. Those steps unfortunately, probably won’t happen until we get past this pandemic but as I’ve come to realize, we can only do what we can do.
Sincerely-
Autism Librarian
So when I found this picture on my phone tonight, I was reminded of the good times my kids and I had when we visited Emmenegger Nature Park over the years. While this boat is long gone, because of all the flooding on the Meramec river, it’s the heading for my blog here. It’s also one of the places I go to take pictures. I guess you could call it my therapy.
Sincerely-
Autism Librarian
This morning I guess I came to the realization I can’t do it all and that’s okay. You have to understand that you can’t change the world, even if you wanted to. I mean just take a look around. All you can control is what you do.
Now granted there are sometimes two, three and on rare occasion, four of us, all I can do is what I can do while hoping they’ll do the best I hope they can do with what I’ve tried to instill in them. So here’s hoping I’ve done all I can do.
Sincerely-
Autism Librarian
So last night, my son and I had the chance to finally get outside. Thanks to St. Louis Arc, we finally got out to play some golf. I honestly wasn’t sure it was going to happen but after last night, I’m so glad it did.
Just seeing some familiar faces plus some new ones was great. The volunteers with St. Louis Arc are just the best. It was nice just to talk about things like vacations (past and present) and golf.
I know it’s suppose to be really hot the next few days, I just hope it’s nice next week. I have to say that getting out was better than therapy. I can’t wait to do it again.
Sincerely-
Autism Librarian
I must say this has been a rather quiet week and that’s alright with me. The biggest project I had to do was rewrite my son’s ISP which was then used to help us get additional funding for activities like his golf. While it will be much shorter this year, I think it will be good for him just to get outside.
That said, I know we have a lot coming up soon like his doctors appointment and his SSI appointment. So getting outside will be good for both of us.
Sincerely-
Autism Librarian
So today’s been another one of those good days. I submitted the paperwork for my son to receive some more funding. Now while we don’t use it for anything other than golf, I need to start looking at what we can use it for.
That said, with all that’s going on, we are somewhat limited in what he can do but at the same time, I know eventually there will be more to do and like most I’m sure, I can’t wait for that time.
That said, I’ve gotten a lot done for my son and so that’s all been good. I know there’s more to do but I’ll get there, checking things off my list, one at a time.
Sincerely-
Autism Librarian
So tonight I’ve been reading about how the service providers in Minnesota for example, are struggling during these tough times in the article entitled “Disability Service Providers On Brink Of Collapse” by Chris Serres at Disability Scoop, courtesy of the Star Tribune newspaper.
After reading this article, I’m actually feeling rather lucky in regards to some of service providers around here. In part because they’re managing to stay afloat but also because of my relationships with these groups.
It lets me see that I have a voice within these groups and that has help me communicate with them, which in turn I think helps them communicate with their fiscal resources both locally and at the state level.
I think I’ve also allowed my son to have a voice as well. Those groups have also helped my son during these tough times and for that, I’m forever grateful.
Sincerely-
Autism Librarian
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