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Bipolar Childhood
Terri Cheney, the author of Manic, wrote a second book, the dark side of innocence, about what it was like to grow up bipolar. After she wrote Manic, Cheney received many emails from parents with questions about what her childhood was like, at what age her symptoms started, and what it was like to be…
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Letting Go: Autism
I am letting go of a gathering of like minds, a group that I created eighteen years ago. A place where people with autism and their loved ones could gather for friendship, solidarity, comfort, compassion and lots of fun. It started out as a question, and a search for others who may have the answer,…
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Days of Summer
I am not one to brag about how balanced my life is, because it just isn’t. I work hard, but I don’t play hard; I tend to lounge on the couch with the shades drawn and read all day. I am very gifted at resting. I can do this for many days in a row,…
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Kiss Your Brain
I’m so proud of my bipolar brain! Today we had some important people coming to observe our classroom and the lead teacher hadn’t yet settled on what she would do for a lesson. She’s watched me use a curriculum about social emotional learning with the kids for fun, just exposing them to the books and…
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Bloom Where?
My principal and I signed all the necessary paperwork for me to be in special education with 3-5 year olds. Now it goes to the district to approve. But wait! Of course it couldn’t be that simple, not in my school district! Word got out that something strange is happening with teacher aides across the…
