Can I post? 8. “Broken Things to Mend†by Jeffrey R. Holland (LDS) 7. “When You Can't Do It Alone†by Brent Top. (LDS) 6. “What to Do When You Worry Too Much†and “What to Do When Your Temper Flares†by Dawn Huebner, Ph.D.†5. “Tales of a Female Nomad†by Rita Golden Gelman. 4. “Heaven is for Real†by Todd Burpo. 3. "Your Happily Ever After" and "The Remarkable Soul of a Woman" by Dieter F. Uchtdorf. (LDS) Small "gift books," but quick, encouraging messages. Counting them both as one, since they are only about 50 pages each! 2. "Cliff-Hanger" by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson. My ten year daughter and I are both reading these "National Park Mysteries. 1. "Rage of Fire" by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson.

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Keeping track offline. Can post from my phone, but not my computer for some reason. Grrr!

We did K12 language arts last year. They sent lots of books, which required far more parent involvement then I was anticipating. Very little explanation given in the student books, and I had to get the teacher explanations one tedious page at a time from the parent logon on section. Very little was done by the kids on the computer. Only unit tests, as I recall. I had to get on the computer frequently to report scores for each page done in the books. We hated it. Science was okay, and was pretty much all done on the computer, with optional experiments. They did need the parent to log them into each test. Past two parental login screens, for some reason.

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Hmm, I might not make it to 52. Oh, well. But I might get in a couple of quick, just-for-fun reads over Christmas. 39. "Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum" by Shana Nichols, et al. This was officially recommended by the neuropysch. Has a lot of good information on girl specific topics, but the section she most recommended it for covers teaching your ASD daughter how to be safe in those situations where most of us rely on our gut instincts to let us know a guy's intentions are not good. As the neuropysch put it, we have a 10 year old who looks 14, but who responds to social situations like a 7 year old, and we could potentially have some trouble if we don't teach her how to handle those types of situations. 38. "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story" by Ben Carson. Where have I been, that I'd never heard of this man? Very inspiring. I love that his mother made them turn off the TV and read two books a week. We could use a little unplugging around here, too. 37. "The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband" by David Finch. 36. "Wolf Stalker" by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson. 35. "Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks: Danger in the Narrows" by Mike Graf. 34. "Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax" by Dorothy Gilman. 33. "Smart but Scattered" by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare. 32. "Her Next Chapter" by Lori Day. 31. "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen. 30. "The Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD" by John F. Taylor. 29. "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families" by Stephen R. Covey 28. "He Delivered Even Me, He Will Deliver Even You" by Misti Stevenson (LDS). 27. "Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Fielding Smith" (LDS). 26. "Pearl of Great Price" (LDS). 25. "The Verbally Abusive Relationship" by Patricia Evans. 24. "Doctrine & Covenents" (LDS). 23. "The 7-day Christian: How Living Your Beliefs Every Day Can Change the World" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 22. "Gift of Love" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 21. "In Loving Hands" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 20. "The Outstretched Arms" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 19. "No Greater Love" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 18. "The Book of Mormon" (LDS). 17. "Inferno" by Dan Brown. 16. "The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches" by Alan Bradley. 15. "I Am Not Sick I Don't Need Help!" by Xavier Amador, Ph.D. 14. "How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare" by Ken Ludwig. 13. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 12. "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein. 11. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. 10. "With Healing in His Wings" ed. by Camille Fronk Olson & Thomas A. Wayment (LDS). 9. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling. 8. "The Good Knight" by Sarah Woodbury. 7. "Speaking From Among the Bones" by Alan Bradley. 6. "The Continuous Conversion" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 5. "The Continuous Atonement" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 4. "Finding Hope" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 3. "When Your Prayers Seem Unanswered" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 2. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling. (Read-aloud) 1. "The Peacegiver: How Christ Offers to Heal Our Hearts and Homes" by James L. Ferrell (LDS).

Still reading, but now that we only have one working computer, I'm not online much. Here's a few I've read since I last logged in: 37. "The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband" by David Finch. The book is Finch's account of discovering, as an adult, that he had Asperger's, and the social skills kind of things he learned to do once he knew, in order to save his marriage. This was unofficially recommended to me by the neuropysch who tested my daughter. Unofficially, because the author is a bit of a potty mouth. My daughter was diagnosed with ASD level 1 (what was PDD-NOS in the DSM-IV), and the book came up in the discussion the neuropysch and I were having about it being genetic. So, the book was very thought provoking. Not going to say too much more about that, except to say that I'd already asked my therapist how I'd know if I have ASD, so he screened me, and I do not. 36. "Wolf Stalker" by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson. Spotted this on the shelves of both the Zion National Park gift shop and our local Boy Scout Office, so decided to preview the series for my kids. I liked it. Reminded me of series like Trixie Belden, etc. 35. "Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks: Danger in the Narrows" by Mike Graf. Previewing for my kids after seeing it on the shelves of the gift shop at Zion. It was okay, with lots of photos, but it reads like a travelogue, more than an adventure story. 34. "Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax" by Dorothy Gilman. A re-read, but since the author died, it will have to do. 33. "Smart but Scattered" by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare. 32. "Her Next Chapter" by Lori Day. 31. "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen. 30. "The Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD" by John F. Taylor. 29. "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families" by Stephen R. Covey 28. "He Delivered Even Me, He Will Deliver Even You" by Misti Stevenson (LDS). 27. "Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Fielding Smith" (LDS). 26. "Pearl of Great Price" (LDS). 25. "The Verbally Abusive Relationship" by Patricia Evans. 24. "Doctrine & Covenents" (LDS). 23. "The 7-day Christian: How Living Your Beliefs Every Day Can Change the World" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 22. "Gift of Love" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 21. "In Loving Hands" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 20. "The Outstretched Arms" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 19. "No Greater Love" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 18. "The Book of Mormon" (LDS). 17. "Inferno" by Dan Brown. 16. "The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches" by Alan Bradley. 15. "I Am Not Sick I Don't Need Help!" by Xavier Amador, Ph.D. 14. "How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare" by Ken Ludwig. 13. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 12. "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein. 11. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. 10. "With Healing in His Wings" ed. by Camille Fronk Olson & Thomas A. Wayment (LDS). 9. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling. 8. "The Good Knight" by Sarah Woodbury. 7. "Speaking From Among the Bones" by Alan Bradley. 6. "The Continuous Conversion" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 5. "The Continuous Atonement" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 4. "Finding Hope" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 3. "When Your Prayers Seem Unanswered" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 2. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling. (Read-aloud) 1. "The Peacegiver: How Christ Offers to Heal Our Hearts and Homes" by James L. Ferrell (LDS).

Whoops! I haven't logged in for a while, and I'm behind. 33. "Smart but Scattered" by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare. Recommended by my kids' psychiatrist. Teaches parents how to directly teach the social skills ADHD kids tend not to pick up on their own. Took me several chapters to get into it, but we are going to try it. 32. "Her Next Chapter" by Lori Day. Overall, a great book on mother-daughter book clubs. She suggests topics for discussion that I probably wouldn't have thought of discussing with my daughters. I wouldn't choose to follow every suggestion. 31. "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen. 30. "The Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD" by John F. Taylor. 29. "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families" by Stephen R. Covey 28. "He Delivered Even Me, He Will Deliver Even You" by Misti Stevenson (LDS). 27. "Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Fielding Smith" (LDS). 26. "Pearl of Great Price" (LDS). 25. "The Verbally Abusive Relationship" by Patricia Evans. 24. "Doctrine & Covenents" (LDS). 23. "The 7-day Christian: How Living Your Beliefs Every Day Can Change the World" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 22. "Gift of Love" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 21. "In Loving Hands" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 20. "The Outstretched Arms" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 19. "No Greater Love" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 18. "The Book of Mormon" (LDS). 17. "Inferno" by Dan Brown. 16. "The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches" by Alan Bradley. 15. "I Am Not Sick I Don't Need Help!" by Xavier Amador, Ph.D. 14. "How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare" by Ken Ludwig. 13. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 12. "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein. 11. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. 10. "With Healing in His Wings" ed. by Camille Fronk Olson & Thomas A. Wayment (LDS). 9. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling. 8. "The Good Knight" by Sarah Woodbury. 7. "Speaking From Among the Bones" by Alan Bradley. 6. "The Continuous Conversion" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 5. "The Continuous Atonement" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 4. "Finding Hope" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 3. "When Your Prayers Seem Unanswered" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 2. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling. (Read-aloud) 1. "The Peacegiver: How Christ Offers to Heal Our Hearts and Homes" by James L. Ferrell (LDS).

31. "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen. My daughter and I saw the play version at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, and loved it . I hadn't read the book and wondered how faithful the play was to the book. I enjoyed the book, and the play did a marvelous job of conveying the sense of the book. 30. "The Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD" by John F. Taylor. Previewing this before handing it to my DS11 and DD9, who have now both been diagnosed with ADHD. I think they'll both understand it. 29. "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families" by Stephen R. Covey 28. "He Delivered Even Me, He Will Deliver Even You" by Misti Stevenson (LDS). 27. "Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Fielding Smith" (LDS). 26. "Pearl of Great Price" (LDS). 25. "The Verbally Abusive Relationship" by Patricia Evans. 24. "Doctrine & Covenents" (LDS). 23. "The 7-day Christian: How Living Your Beliefs Every Day Can Change the World" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 22. "Gift of Love" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 21. "In Loving Hands" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 20. "The Outstretched Arms" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 19. "No Greater Love" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 18. "The Book of Mormon" (LDS). 17. "Inferno" by Dan Brown. 16. "The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches" by Alan Bradley. 15. "I Am Not Sick I Don't Need Help!" by Xavier Amador, Ph.D. 14. "How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare" by Ken Ludwig. 13. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 12. "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein. 11. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. 10. "With Healing in His Wings" ed. by Camille Fronk Olson & Thomas A. Wayment (LDS). 9. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling. 8. "The Good Knight" by Sarah Woodbury. 7. "Speaking From Among the Bones" by Alan Bradley. 6. "The Continuous Conversion" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 5. "The Continuous Atonement" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 4. "Finding Hope" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 3. "When Your Prayers Seem Unanswered" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 2. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling. (Read-aloud) 1. "The Peacegiver: How Christ Offers to Heal Our Hearts and Homes" by James L. Ferrell (LDS).

29. "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families" by Stephen R. Covey. Well, it's a library copy, and I've decided I need my own copy, which must mean I'm endorsing the book! :001_smile: 28. "He Delivered Even Me, He Will Deliver Even You" by Misti Stevenson (LDS). Self-published, I think. I got it from someone at church, who got it from someone else at church, who reviews books aimed at an LDS market professionally. Not sure what to think. She says she's been "healed of OCD, anxiety, and depression." She writes well, and her story is compelling, but somehow, she didn't quite convince me she's been fully healed. 27. "Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Fielding Smith" (LDS). 26. "Pearl of Great Price" (LDS). 25. "The Verbally Abusive Relationship" by Patricia Evans. 24. "Doctrine & Covenents" (LDS). 23. "The 7-day Christian: How Living Your Beliefs Every Day Can Change the World" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 22. "Gift of Love" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 21. "In Loving Hands" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 20. "The Outstretched Arms" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 19. "No Greater Love" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 18. "The Book of Mormon" (LDS). 17. "Inferno" by Dan Brown. 16. "The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches" by Alan Bradley. 15. "I Am Not Sick I Don't Need Help!" by Xavier Amador, Ph.D. 14. "How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare" by Ken Ludwig. 13. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 12. "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein. 11. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. 10. "With Healing in His Wings" ed. by Camille Fronk Olson & Thomas A. Wayment (LDS). 9. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling. 8. "The Good Knight" by Sarah Woodbury. 7. "Speaking From Among the Bones" by Alan Bradley. 6. "The Continuous Conversion" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 5. "The Continuous Atonement" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 4. "Finding Hope" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 3. "When Your Prayers Seem Unanswered" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 2. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling. (Read-aloud) 1. "The Peacegiver: How Christ Offers to Heal Our Hearts and Homes" by James L. Ferrell (LDS).

25. "The Verbally Abusive Relationship" by Patricia Evans. A lot of good information. Her chart of consequences (reproduced here) especially struck home, but I'm looking for more of "an adult survivor of childhood abuse" type book, and this is really a "is my partner abusing me?" type book. 24. "Doctrine & Covenents" (LDS). 23. "The 7-day Christian: How Living Your Beliefs Every Day Can Change the World" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 22. "Gift of Love" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 21. "In Loving Hands" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 20. "The Outstretched Arms" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 19. "No Greater Love" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 18. "The Book of Mormon" (LDS). 17. "Inferno" by Dan Brown. 16. "The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches" by Alan Bradley. 15. "I Am Not Sick I Don't Need Help!" by Xavier Amador, Ph.D. 14. "How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare" by Ken Ludwig. 13. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 12. "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein. 11. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. 10. "With Healing in His Wings" ed. by Camille Fronk Olson & Thomas A. Wayment (LDS). 9. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling. 8. "The Good Knight" by Sarah Woodbury. 7. "Speaking From Among the Bones" by Alan Bradley. 6. "The Continuous Conversion" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 5. "The Continuous Atonement" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 4. "Finding Hope" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 3. "When Your Prayers Seem Unanswered" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 2. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling. (Read-aloud) 1. "The Peacegiver: How Christ Offers to Heal Our Hearts and Homes" by James L. Ferrell (LDS).

23. "The 7-day Christian: How Living Your Beliefs Every Day Can Change the World" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). A short, quick read. I finished half of it before we'd left the library, waiting for my youngest to tire of playing with the new puppet theater they've installed in the children's wing. A good reminder to live the way you believe all the time, with all people, in every circumstance. 22. "Gift of Love" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 21. "In Loving Hands" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 20. "The Outstretched Arms" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 19. "No Greater Love" by Kris Mackay (LDS). 18. "The Book of Mormon" (LDS). 17. "Inferno" by Dan Brown. 16. "The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches" by Alan Bradley. 15. "I Am Not Sick I Don't Need Help!" by Xavier Amador, Ph.D. 14. "How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare" by Ken Ludwig. 13. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 12. "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein. 11. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. 10. "With Healing in His Wings" ed. by Camille Fronk Olson & Thomas A. Wayment (LDS). 9. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling. 8. "The Good Knight" by Sarah Woodbury. 7. "Speaking From Among the Bones" by Alan Bradley. 6. "The Continuous Conversion" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 5. "The Continuous Atonement" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 4. "Finding Hope" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 3. "When Your Prayers Seem Unanswered" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 2. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling. (Read-aloud) 1. "The Peacegiver: How Christ Offers to Heal Our Hearts and Homes" by James L. Ferrell (LDS).

I think that's likely. I had folder of my favorite American recipes (and a set of American measuring cups/spoons) when I lived in Austria. I could make almost everything I craved with local ingredients. The things I couldn't make were things like Tacos (I had a recipe for homemade tortillas, and I could get hamburger,lettuce, cheese, etc. but no Taco seasoning -- just not the same without it); peanut butter cookies (no peanut butter); pumpkin pie (when we did a Thanksgiving dinner, it was the one thing lacking. We made an apple pie instead, as we could get all the ingredients for that.) Laura's photo contains many of those "one missing ingredient" items. I once got a couple of my fellow Americans to carry a very heavy suitcase down five flights of steps for a half dozen Kool-Aid packets! :lol: And I craved Oreos like I never thought I would. I begged my parents to send them every time they sent a package, but they kept sending Kool-Aid packets, because they could afford the postage. (Which would be why I had extra when I needed help with my luggage!) I grew up with all of those as staples. My kids are no strangers to them, though we eat them far less often than I did growing up.

Most people who stop because you have a sign are making a spontaneous decision to do so. They aren't really thinking, "Oh, there's going to be a yard sale tomorrow. Let's make a note to come back." You will get early birds if you put them up the night before. I have done it, waiting until after dark, so that no one bothers me that night, if I knew I was going to get up and go outside pretty early myself. Also, keep your signs simple. People don't really have time to read all the details as they drive past. Yard (or 'Garage' if that's what is used locally) Sale and a big arrow for most locations. I have put the address on for some signs, like at a major intersection near me where a particular pole is apt to have 10 yard sale signs any given weekend. No one reads the date or time. I also usually advertise online when it's free to do so, like on Craigslist. We have one local radio station with a free classifieds online, as well.

scrapbabe, It is depression, a real physical disorder, just like diabetes. It is not you. Your body is failing to make a chemical you need, just like diabetes. The right medication will help. In combination with good therapy, it will help even more. That missing chemical changes your thinking. With that changed thinking, it is very typical to go through periods of hating God, hating the person closest to you (spouse or parent, usually), and hating yourself. It is not the real you doing that. Go get help. Get the real you back. Your primary care doctor, and probably your ob/gyn or midwife, can get you started. Call them. If you really can't make the phone call yourself, tell your husband you will go, then show him this thread. This part is for him. It is based on my experience getting help for my husband. scrapbabe's husband, I found that when I asked to make an appointment for my husband that they were not allowed to accept an appointment made by anyone other than the patient if the patient was 18 or older. (There is an exception made only if the patient is a clear danger to either him- or herself or others.) I found a likely therapist by calling my husband's primary care office and getting their recommendation, and I called him myself first. I was told then that my husband had to make the appointment himself. So this is what I did. Once my husband agreed that he would go if I made the appointment, I stood next to him and used his phone to call the therapist back. I reminded the therapist that we had spoken before. I told him my husband had agreed to the appointment and was there with me. I told him I would put my husband on the phone. I handed the phone to my husband, and the therapist asked, "Do you want to make an appointment?" My husband only had to say, "Yes." In our case, my husband stayed on the line long enough to agree to a suggested day and time, but I suspect I could have arranged that once he had said, "Yes." You probably want someone who uses CBT -- Cognitive Behavior Therapy. That kind of therapy is training that helps the patient learn to use a different part of the brain to process thoughts. After she has the help she needs, strongly consider seeing a therapist yourself for a while. It is not easy being the one who was resented. You need to process that, understand that, and depersonalize that. It is probably you that needs to help your children do the same. A therapist can help you with both. Both of you, hang in there. You can do this.

I was only vaguely aware of them, so it hadn't yet occurred to me. I was thinking of seeing what services, generally, our cover (charter) school offered next Fall, but I'm thinking I may not want to wait. I've read a little about each separately. Dyslexia runs in DH's family, and ADHD in mine (though mostly hyperactive). She didn't seem to quite fit either, which may be what threw us, especially not the stereotypical symptoms. She didn't really struggle to learn to read, for instance. She can copy what she sees, but struggles to write what she hears, and, even more so, can't seem to write what she's thinking. DS11, two years older, has happily made his own "to do" lists for years, but she doesn't seem to be able to do that. She likes it when I make her lists to follow, but when I've given her a notebook to make her own, she tells me she doesn't know how to write what she wants on there. Sometimes, she seems to be indicating that she doesn't know how to spell any of the words; sometimes, she seems to be indicating that she can't hold the idea in her head long enough to get all the words down. I'm not sure which she means.

Okay, I totally got the dates wrong on one of the kids' activities, and we've been flying around getting everything done. I haven't been back at my computer for a couple of days. So, I'm going to try to respond to everything at once! I'd describe him as a "family psychologist," sort of. He doesn't specialize in children, but deals with them as part of families that he is treating. My husband started seeing him first, as one of his areas of specialty is depression in chronically ill people. DH is diabetic and depressed (and dyslexic -- three "d's!), and schizo something (his symptoms spread pretty evenly between several of the sub-categories). Our son and I have also been seeing him, so when DD started showing signs of withdrawing and not coping with the stress DH's illnesses put on the family, it seemed natural for her to see him, as well. It's only since she started that it dawned on us she might have dyslexia. She learned to read fairly easily, so it wasn't our first thought. We've wondered about ADHD, as it runs in my family, but her cousins are the other type. We've known she was bright ever since she was four and DS was six, and she'd shout out the answers to his math lessons before he could open his mouth! :laugh: The therapist, himself, has suggested she may need to see a child psychiatrist, too. Okay, I know an OT is an occupational therapist. I googled SLP and see it's a speech-language pathologist. Would that be the person working in the school system? Okay. It sounds like that combination could cause her symptoms, then. She likes the therapist well enough. Yes, I think he is used to more compliant children, but, yes, he is trying different approaches. I've talked from time to time with teachers she's had, at church or ballet or co-op or whatever, and she doesn't cause a fuss in class, so they like her. But she just quietly refuses to do the assignments she doesn't like. It's occurred to me that some of them may be assignments she knows she won't be able to do as well as the other kids do, so that sounds like your older son. And "quiet" is a key word. She can be very loud if she's angry, and if she's super-focused and interested in a topic, she speaks normally, but otherwise, she speaks so softly that if you are sitting right next to her, you can only catch every third word or so. So even the questions she's willing to answer don't help much. I think that's why the therapist is thinking "psychiatrist," so she can be prescribed something to help her focus.

17. "Inferno" by Dan Brown. A nice, diverting read. Tried to start "Speaker for the Dead," but I wasn't able to focus. This was a better fit for my state of mind. 16. "The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches" by Alan Bradley. 15. "I Am Not Sick I Don't Need Help!" by Xavier Amador, Ph.D. 14. "How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare" by Ken Ludwig. 13. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 12. "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein. 11. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. 10. "With Healing in His Wings" ed. by Camille Fronk Olson & Thomas A. Wayment (LDS). 9. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling. 8. "The Good Knight" by Sarah Woodbury. 7. "Speaking From Among the Bones" by Alan Bradley. 6. "The Continuous Conversion" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 5. "The Continuous Atonement" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 4. "Finding Hope" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 3. "When Your Prayers Seem Unanswered" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 2. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling. (Read-aloud) 1. "The Peacegiver: How Christ Offers to Heal Our Hearts and Homes" by James L. Ferrell (LDS).

ADHD (inattentive or mixed) and dyslexic and gifted? What would this look like? Trying to figure DD9 out. She's not officially diagnosed with any of the above. She's started seeing a therapist, but so far, she talks so softly, he's having a difficult time figuring out what's going on. She's smart, but forgetful. She spends a lot of time in her own inner fantasy world, and has since she was two. She is quickly and suddenly angry and frustrated. She fidgets and bounces. She reverses letters and numbers still. When she talks, she starts the same sentence over three or four times, and then in frustration, says, "Forget it. It wasn't important anyway." She's polite, but resists authority. (When the therapist asks her to do things, she tells him, "No, thank you. I don't want to do that.")

ADHD (inattentive or mixed) and dyslexic and gifted? What would this look like? Trying to figure DD9 out. She's not officially diagnosed with any of the above. She's started seeing a therapist, but so far, she talks so softly, he's having a difficult time figuring out what's going on. She's smart, but forgetful. She spends a lot of time in her own inner fantasy world, and has since she was two. She is quickly and suddenly angry and frustrated. She fidgets and bounces. She reverses letters and numbers still. When she talks, she starts the same sentence over three or four times, and then in frustration, says, "Forget it. It wasn't important anyway." She's polite, but resists authority. (When the therapist asks her to do things, she tells him, "No, thank you. I don't want to do that.")

My mom lives in a mobile home she inherited from my grandmother. Everyone on the street does, but it's not a park. Everyone owns their own land, and it's more retirement central than white trash. We have a trailer park not far from us that is a mix, some retirees and some white trash and some immigrants.

:hurray: :party: Just finished! Our state accepts e-filing, and the federal is ready to mail!

16. "The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches" by Alan Bradley. Hmm. Like previous posters have said, it does have a tying up all the loose ends sort of finality to it. Liked it anyway. 15. "I Am Not Sick I Don't Need Help!" by Xavier Amador, Ph.D. 14. "How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare" by Ken Ludwig. 13. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 12. "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein. 11. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. 10. "With Healing in His Wings" ed. by Camille Fronk Olson & Thomas A. Wayment (LDS). 9. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling. 8. "The Good Knight" by Sarah Woodbury. 7. "Speaking From Among the Bones" by Alan Bradley. 6. "The Continuous Conversion" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 5. "The Continuous Atonement" by Brad Wilcox (LDS). 4. "Finding Hope" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 3. "When Your Prayers Seem Unanswered" by S. Michael Wilcox (LDS). 2. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling. (Read-aloud) 1. "The Peacegiver: How Christ Offers to Heal Our Hearts and Homes" by James L. Ferrell (LDS). It was a tough year for us last year (steadily worsening mental health issues in DH and DS), and it doesn't look to be over yet, so at least for the beginning of the year, I'll be reading not so much for intellectual challenge or entertainment, but more for, um, I don't know, emotional and spiritual recentering. I don't know what else to call it. Also for information needed to understand what's going on. I don't plan to sum up what I'm reading for a while, just list the title and author, and since many will probably be by authors from my faith (LDS), I'll put that in parenthesis when it applies as well.