Challenging challenges
Seeing how Joaquin is constantly developing in unexpected ways, I’m finally coming to understand the whole notion that he is in fact developing in a way that is comfortable and natural for him. Whether...
View ArticleOur Journey (so far)
This is an ode to Joaquin, and Joey, and Eliza, and me… To the amazing adventure we’ve lived during the last seven months after discovering Joaquin’s autism. It goes also to my Son-Rise family…...
View ArticleFriend Eliza
Over the last month before turning three years old, Joaquin started writing numbers, drawing their outlines, spelling words and writing some, all by himself. His memory is amazing. His focus, passion,...
View ArticleAwetism — no typo here
The day I realized my 2-year-old son was (is) autistic, I felt death. Felt the weight of a curse. Thought I was being punished. Got angry and cried on the unfairness that my only son, for whom I had...
View Article9. I can’t be around Joaquin when I’m unhappy
At the core of this belief there is the very big and fat red itchy theory that I may have planted in Joaquin the subconscious idea that the world is not safe; that he is not welcome in my life....
View ArticleLove vs. Fear
I used to think that if you do Son-Rise perfectly, your child will have no option but to recover (as in, be fully “cured” of autism). I did this in order to motivate me to play perfect Son-Rise and put...
View ArticleOur Journey (part 2)
Continuing the story we shared last year, this video documents the last 12 months in Joaquin’s Son-Rise Program. Although Joaquin’s growth has been (and continues to be) amazing, this is mostly a...
View ArticlePep Talk
So here I am again. After three weeks of heaven on earth, somebody ordered to kick me out for who knows how long… “Let her feel fear again”. I can’t say I’ve dropped as low as I was before the climb,...
View ArticleLittle Teacher
Wow, this kid is truly connected to something… For a few days now, every once in a while he’s told me with a mischiveous smile, his waving finger, and out of nowhere: “Don’t judge anymore”. I always...
View ArticleCreating space through contractions
Just like a menstrual period, yet not exactly with the same frequency and predictability, I seem to experience cycles of contractive energy… They manifest primarily by a very strong need for space:...
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