Into the Woods Living Deliberately
just notes from jennyalice
Jennifer Byde Myers
- Location
- SF Bay Area, California, US
- Birthday
- February 03
- Bio
- Jennifer Byde Myers is a writer, editor and parent of a child with autism. She has been writing since 2003 at www.jennyalice.com, chronicling her family’s journey from diagnosis to daily living with her son’s special needs. She is a founder and editor of The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism. Her writing has been featured at Salon.com, Dandelion, Care.com and in several books including My Baby Rides the Short Bus. Jennifer has been interviewed on NPR, most recently on Forum with Michael Krasny, and is a Parenting.com Must-Read Mom. She lives on the San Francisco peninsula with her supportive husband, two wily children and a dog named Gus. Follow her on Twitter at @jennyalice
MY RECENT POSTS
- Just Say Something
May 10, 2012 08:00AM - Snapshot of myBoy
May 07, 2012 06:30AM - Remember Me
May 02, 2012 06:00AM - Autism Acceptance: Growing Up
April 19, 2012 09:30AM - Autism: Around and About and
Aware
April 12, 2012 06:30AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Thank you for your
comments.”
May 12, 2012 04:02PM - “Thank you. I am so proud
of him.”
May 07, 2012 12:36PM - “Belinda T. I hope your
grandson finds the perfect
setting for
kindergarten;
some…”
April 23, 2012 05:35PM - “Malusinka I am so sorry
your brother had such a
negative
experience with
Special…”
April 23, 2012 12:27PM - “Thanks for your comment
AlsoKnownAs. My son is
certainly
real... and an
individua…”
April 20, 2012 01:30AM
Jennifer Byde Myers's Links
- You Can Find Me Here:
- The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
- Can I Sit With You?
- Into the Woods, Notes from Jennyalice
MAY 10, 2012 8:00AM
Just Say Something
the cashier: Diapers eh? Expensive. I bet you can't wait
until they are out of those.
me: Yes, we'll be rich. Uh, I have a special needs kid, so it may take awhile.Oh, that's hard.
Yes, mostly for him. He gets frustrated. But he's doing great. He's a… Read full post »
MAY 7, 2012 6:30AM
Snapshot of myBoy
MAY 2, 2012 6:00AM
Remember Me
I just retold a story to a friend about a life-changing incident
that happened to me when I was five years old. It is so vivid: my
little blonde curly-headed self standing there in the driveway next
to my blue bike with the pink flowered banana seat. We didn't have
helmets…
I
heard a crunchy sound from a mouth that should have been empty. It
is a horrible feeling when I think one of my children has eaten
something dangerous. We've been pretty lucky around here, the most
inedible items actually swallowed aren't really inedible, the
cut-off tops/…
APRIL 12, 2012 6:30AM
Autism: Around and About and Aware
We are on week two of spring break around here, and my lovely
pre-teen son is taking nicely to sleeping in until 9:30am (thank
you to Sage who is getting my girl to kindergarten this week!)
While it usually feels a little frantic and unstructured during
spring break, this year feels…
APRIL 4, 2012 2:13PM
Autism Starts with A
APRIL 4, 2012 11:37AM
Tragedy, Sympathy and Empathy
My heart is racing, and it makes me unable to breathe. Tears swell up when I try to talk about it. It is a tragic story that has our entire community reeling.
A student from my son's school was killed by his mother. Then she took her own/…
APRIL 3, 2012 4:08AM
Autism Starts with A
MARCH 22, 2012 11:17AM
Every Kid Is A Person
I wasn't asked to have a conference with Lucy's teacher, Ms. June,
but Lucy asked me to make an appointment just the same. I sort of
wanted to check-in anyway given that my daughter is already a
different kind of person than I was at her age with her own way…
MARCH 21, 2012 7:00AM
Every Kid Is A Person
I wasn't asked to have a conference with Lucy's teacher, Ms. June,
but Lucy asked me to make an appointment just the same. I sort of
wanted to check-in anyway given that my daughter is already a
different kind of person than I was at her age with her own way…
MARCH 12, 2012 11:31PM
He Handed Me a Tomato.
I struggled to
make the story more compelling to the parent of one of my
daughter’s friends. He’s a
kind man with two typical children, who asked me about Jake without
any pity in his voice. (I hear that voice quite often, and
it’s something I have come to understand,
but… Read full post »
MARCH 12, 2012 11:31PM
Sweet Lemons
MARCH 12, 2012 11:31PM
Like Pebbles Through the Hourglass
We're
sitting here on the walkway on our hill. I'm a little more relaxed
up here as long as I am between Jake and the stairs which lead to
the street, where he has just gotten off the bus. It's not a yellow
short bus anymore, it's a very well-used white… Read full post »
MARCH 12, 2012 11:31PM
Venting Frustration: Mental Health
I think Jake might need to go back on a medication to help him
concentrate at school, and be able to sit down for dinner, which he
can no longer do unless he is in his wheelchair. He stopped taking
the previous meds in the fall, after several weeks of behavior…
MARCH 12, 2012 11:31PM
Love and a Dustpan
I haven't swept the floor all week. Not once.
It is unimaginable that my kitchen floor could go six hours without
needing to be swept, and it has been nearly five days. I am giddy
that my feet are free of crumbs, pebbles and warm black dirt from
our backyard.
Sweeping… Read full post »
MARCH 12, 2012 11:31PM
A Bicycle Built for...Someone Else
The other day I was driving along, taking care only to watch my
speed, and otherwise on autopilot. I was preoccupied making a list
of all that I needed to do before we left for the holiday when I
saw several bike riders turn onto the other side of the street…
MARCH 12, 2012 11:31PM
I Yell. I YELL!
I yell. Not all the time, and not at every body, but I yell, I
raise my voice. I know I do. In fact I probably want to yell a lot
more often, but somehow I have figured out that generally
it's not appropriate. People don't think very highly of you if…
MARCH 12, 2012 11:31PM
Ya' Been Busy?
from my mom, after
almost a week without hearing from me, and no blog posts to
read:
MARCH 12, 2012 11:31PM
And Then I Was Forty
My daughter had to count to one hundred tonight for her homework as
part of the celebration of the 100th day of school. She also had to
put one hundred things in a bag to share with her classmates. Candy
would generally be her first choice, but we settled on little…
MARCH 12, 2012 11:31PM
Blessings
I have been joking lately that the past decade was a 'little
rough', but that the last nine months have nearly made up for
it. It's not like we didn't have a whole lot of amazing,
awesome things happen in the last ten years, because we
did...children and new friendships and…
MARCH 12, 2012 11:31PM
I'm the "Mom Next Door"
Did I
mention that my family is featured in Dandelion magazine's
Back-to-School issue? It was a fun photo shoot (all photos are
by Sara
Atkins, who worked so well with my kids..thank you!) Clearly
we are big dorks, but Dandelion is a great resource for Bay
Area special needs/… Read full post »
MARCH 12, 2012 11:31PM
Autistics Speaking Day
Today is Autistics Speaking
Day, at least for a couple more hours. If you are
participating, please
submit your post to the official site!
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism has been participating all day today with Liz Ditz curating every post she could find, and Carol Greenburg (-CG) busy twee… Read full post »
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism has been participating all day today with Liz Ditz curating every post she could find, and Carol Greenburg (-CG) busy twee… Read full post »
MARCH 12, 2012 11:31PM
Things I Learned This Summer
It's been a great summer. We didn't cross
the country, but we did some fun things, and our kids are happy.
It's also been a hard summer for me. I worked more, and had less
childcare, and no or less school for the kids. I had several trips/…
MARCH 12, 2012 11:31PM
Fit to Print
The book ... THE BOOK is now available. I am taking a break right
now from building the Kindle version to mark this occasion on my
own blog. We have received wonderful reviews so far, especially
from Steve Silberman who has called Thinking Person's Guide to
Autism the
Book of the… Read full post »
MARCH 12, 2012 11:31PM
Home Again
Julie White
Emily Holleman
Kwombles
Linda Pressman
Deleted Account
Kerry Lauerman
Salon.com