You Know You Have a Child with Special Needs When....

[Guest guest]

I got this from another list I'm on & found so much that many of us

can relate to....

Chris

**********

YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WHEN..........

You compare ER's instead of grocery stores. You compare your child's

oxygen saturations. You view toys as " therapy. " You don't take a

new day for granted. You teach your child HOW to pull things out of

the cupboard, off the bookcases, and that feeding the dog from the

table is fun. The clothes your infant wore last fall still fit her

this fall. Everything is an educational opportunity instead of just

having plain old fun. You cheer instead of scold when they blow

bubbles in their juice while sitting at the dinner table (that's

speech therapy), smear ketchup all over their high chair (that's OT),

or throw their toys (that's PT). You also don't mind if your child

goes through the house tooting a tin whistle.

You fired at least 3 pediatricians and can teach your family doctor a

thing or two. You can name at least 3 genes on chromosome 21. You

really know you're toast if you can spell the full names correctly.

You have been told you are " in denial " by at least 3 medical or

therapy professionals. This makes you laugh!

You have that incredible sinking feeling that you've forgotten

SOMETHING on those few days that you don't have some sort of

appointment somewhere! You get irritated when friends with healthy

kids complain about ONE sleepless night when their child is ill!

Your vocabulary consists of all the letters: OT, PT, SP, ASD, VSD,

IFSP, etc. You keep your appointment at the specialist even though a

tropical storm is raging because you just want to get this one over

with...you waited 8 months to get it...and besides, no one else will

be there!

Fighting and wrestling with siblings is PT. Speech therapy occurs in

the tub with a sibling. When potty training is complete, you take

out a full-page public notice in the Washington Post.

When the Doctors/Specialist/Hospitals etc all know you by your name

without refering to your chart

You keep a daily growth chart.

You calculate monthly statistics for the number of times your child

vomits, and did this for more than one year.

You phone all you friends when you child sits up for the first time

at age two.

With a big smile on your face you tell a stranger that your four

year old just started walking last week.

Her medical file is two inches.

You have a new belief...that angels live with us on earth.

[Guest guest]

how appropriate! I have sore sides from laughing so hard.

Steph (mum to Darcy 2 RSS 7kg and Tessa 6)

> I got this from another list I'm on & found so much that many of us

> can relate to....

> Chris

> **********

> YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WHEN..........

>

> You compare ER's instead of grocery stores. You compare your

child's

> oxygen saturations. You view toys as " therapy. " You don't take a

> new day for granted. You teach your child HOW to pull things out

of

> the cupboard, off the bookcases, and that feeding the dog from the

> table is fun. The clothes your infant wore last fall still fit

her

> this fall. Everything is an educational opportunity instead of

just

> having plain old fun. You cheer instead of scold when they blow

> bubbles in their juice while sitting at the dinner table (that's

> speech therapy), smear ketchup all over their high chair (that's

OT),

> or throw their toys (that's PT). You also don't mind if your child

> goes through the house tooting a tin whistle.

>

> You fired at least 3 pediatricians and can teach your family doctor

a

> thing or two. You can name at least 3 genes on chromosome 21. You

> really know you're toast if you can spell the full names

correctly.

> You have been told you are " in denial " by at least 3 medical or

> therapy professionals. This makes you laugh!

>

> You have that incredible sinking feeling that you've forgotten

> SOMETHING on those few days that you don't have some sort of

> appointment somewhere! You get irritated when friends with healthy

> kids complain about ONE sleepless night when their child is ill!

>

> Your vocabulary consists of all the letters: OT, PT, SP, ASD, VSD,

> IFSP, etc. You keep your appointment at the specialist even though

a

> tropical storm is raging because you just want to get this one over

> with...you waited 8 months to get it...and besides, no one else

will

> be there!

>

> Fighting and wrestling with siblings is PT. Speech therapy occurs

in

> the tub with a sibling. When potty training is complete, you take

> out a full-page public notice in the Washington Post.

>

> When the Doctors/Specialist/Hospitals etc all know you by your name

> without refering to your chart

>

> You keep a daily growth chart.

>

> You calculate monthly statistics for the number of times your

child

> vomits, and did this for more than one year.

>

> You phone all you friends when you child sits up for the first

time

> at age two.

>

> With a big smile on your face you tell a stranger that your four

> year old just started walking last week.

>

> Her medical file is two inches.

>

> You have a new belief...that angels live with us on earth.

[Guest guest]

how appropriate! I have sore sides from laughing so hard.

Steph (mum to Darcy 2 RSS 7kg and Tessa 6)

> I got this from another list I'm on & found so much that many of us

> can relate to....

> Chris

> **********

> YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WHEN..........

>

> You compare ER's instead of grocery stores. You compare your

child's

> oxygen saturations. You view toys as " therapy. " You don't take a

> new day for granted. You teach your child HOW to pull things out

of

> the cupboard, off the bookcases, and that feeding the dog from the

> table is fun. The clothes your infant wore last fall still fit

her

> this fall. Everything is an educational opportunity instead of

just

> having plain old fun. You cheer instead of scold when they blow

> bubbles in their juice while sitting at the dinner table (that's

> speech therapy), smear ketchup all over their high chair (that's

OT),

> or throw their toys (that's PT). You also don't mind if your child

> goes through the house tooting a tin whistle.

>

> You fired at least 3 pediatricians and can teach your family doctor

a

> thing or two. You can name at least 3 genes on chromosome 21. You

> really know you're toast if you can spell the full names

correctly.

> You have been told you are " in denial " by at least 3 medical or

> therapy professionals. This makes you laugh!

>

> You have that incredible sinking feeling that you've forgotten

> SOMETHING on those few days that you don't have some sort of

> appointment somewhere! You get irritated when friends with healthy

> kids complain about ONE sleepless night when their child is ill!

>

> Your vocabulary consists of all the letters: OT, PT, SP, ASD, VSD,

> IFSP, etc. You keep your appointment at the specialist even though

a

> tropical storm is raging because you just want to get this one over

> with...you waited 8 months to get it...and besides, no one else

will

> be there!

>

> Fighting and wrestling with siblings is PT. Speech therapy occurs

in

> the tub with a sibling. When potty training is complete, you take

> out a full-page public notice in the Washington Post.

>

> When the Doctors/Specialist/Hospitals etc all know you by your name

> without refering to your chart

>

> You keep a daily growth chart.

>

> You calculate monthly statistics for the number of times your

child

> vomits, and did this for more than one year.

>

> You phone all you friends when you child sits up for the first

time

> at age two.

>

> With a big smile on your face you tell a stranger that your four

> year old just started walking last week.

>

> Her medical file is two inches.

>

> You have a new belief...that angels live with us on earth.

[Guest guest]

how appropriate! I have sore sides from laughing so hard.

Steph (mum to Darcy 2 RSS 7kg and Tessa 6)

> I got this from another list I'm on & found so much that many of us

> can relate to....

> Chris

> **********

> YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WHEN..........

>

> You compare ER's instead of grocery stores. You compare your

child's

> oxygen saturations. You view toys as " therapy. " You don't take a

> new day for granted. You teach your child HOW to pull things out

of

> the cupboard, off the bookcases, and that feeding the dog from the

> table is fun. The clothes your infant wore last fall still fit

her

> this fall. Everything is an educational opportunity instead of

just

> having plain old fun. You cheer instead of scold when they blow

> bubbles in their juice while sitting at the dinner table (that's

> speech therapy), smear ketchup all over their high chair (that's

OT),

> or throw their toys (that's PT). You also don't mind if your child

> goes through the house tooting a tin whistle.

>

> You fired at least 3 pediatricians and can teach your family doctor

a

> thing or two. You can name at least 3 genes on chromosome 21. You

> really know you're toast if you can spell the full names

correctly.

> You have been told you are " in denial " by at least 3 medical or

> therapy professionals. This makes you laugh!

>

> You have that incredible sinking feeling that you've forgotten

> SOMETHING on those few days that you don't have some sort of

> appointment somewhere! You get irritated when friends with healthy

> kids complain about ONE sleepless night when their child is ill!

>

> Your vocabulary consists of all the letters: OT, PT, SP, ASD, VSD,

> IFSP, etc. You keep your appointment at the specialist even though

a

> tropical storm is raging because you just want to get this one over

> with...you waited 8 months to get it...and besides, no one else

will

> be there!

>

> Fighting and wrestling with siblings is PT. Speech therapy occurs

in

> the tub with a sibling. When potty training is complete, you take

> out a full-page public notice in the Washington Post.

>

> When the Doctors/Specialist/Hospitals etc all know you by your name

> without refering to your chart

>

> You keep a daily growth chart.

>

> You calculate monthly statistics for the number of times your

child

> vomits, and did this for more than one year.

>

> You phone all you friends when you child sits up for the first

time

> at age two.

>

> With a big smile on your face you tell a stranger that your four

> year old just started walking last week.

>

> Her medical file is two inches.

>

> You have a new belief...that angels live with us on earth.