Shows
Through the Spectrum with Pattie KakeApril Fools...it's TWINS!!!Hear about our Lifelong April Fools Day...The Twins.2023-03-3021 minThrough the Spectrum with Pattie KakeNot if, but when...The hardest decision I had to make as a momma.A common dilemma for parents of children on the spectrum...the not if, but when scenario. Hear how I had to do it, and what I found out.
Also some food for thought, and a grand plan for what we as caregivers really need...a one stop shop Autism Center!2023-03-1744 minThrough the Spectrum with Pattie KakeWhy ART?Some of you may wonder, with all the things of autism surrounding me, why I chose art...or did it choose me? Hear my art history story, and how it saves me everyday.2023-02-0729 minThrough the Spectrum with Pattie KakeInsurance MazeThe intersections between Federal, State, and Local resources. Social Security Disability, Medicaid, Insurance, Doctors & Therapies, and School Districts. WHY can't they all just get along???2023-02-0630 minThrough the Spectrum with Pattie KakeThe Joy of SHARKS!Take a deep breath and Dive into the world of SHARKS on the spectrum to hear the magical joy my special children gave me. 2023-02-0323 minThrough the Spectrum with Pattie KakeNext Steps....RED TAPE TRIGGER WARNING!The daily, weekly, monthly red tape scissors. This is STILL an issue today! The amount of paperwork, testing, rejections, doctors appointments, therapists, school meetings, etc. all so my son could get his needs met and an education is so very exhausting. Trigger warning to the community, this will definitely bring up memories and nightmares of working the system. And then the isolation sets in.2023-02-0237 minThrough the Spectrum with Pattie KakeClearing the AirI wanted to acknowledge the ASD community, and ask for the grace to speak freely when identifying them through my language. I understand some of my language is now outdated and no longer relevant within our ASD community; however, as a parent who was in the throws of coming to understand our spectrum world, this is how it was presented to me. I feel it would be less effective and unauthentic if I were not honest in how it was expressed and received at the time it was happening. 2023-01-2707 minThrough the Spectrum with Pattie KakeOccupational TherapyAfter the diagnosis, what do you do? Where do find help? It’s all a learning curve, but early intervention therapies WORK! I started with OT and learned so much!2023-01-2626 minThrough the Spectrum with Pattie KakeConcoctionEveryone has a childhood story about something funny and strange that happened when they were little. And kids do some strange things. They might not seem funny in the moment, but boy do they make an impact on our memories!2023-01-2613 minThrough the Spectrum with Pattie KakeThe DiagnosisAn overview of what compelled me to seek help for my son, just three years old.2023-01-2420 minThrough the Spectrum with Pattie Kake“Hi, Drangea,” a boy and a bush.The little moments of joy are especially precious for special needs parents. They remind us that not every moment is hard, or different or difficult. These precious moments are to be remembered, cherished, and shared. I hope you find the same simple joy and laughter in them that I do.2023-01-2403 minThrough the Spectrum with Pattie KakeQualified? Meet my family…Meet the complex “Brady-bunch without an Alice” family. I may not have a formal degree, but with six children, four with special needs requiring IEP and other services, I am an honorary member of the hard-knocks school for autism parents.2023-01-2404 minThrough the Spectrum with Pattie KakeWelcome to HollandUsing Emily Perl Kingley’s 1987 poem “Welcome to Holland” to explain the inner turmoil of what it feels like to raise a child with differences. Welcome To Holland
by Emily Perl Kingsley
Copyright©1987 by Emily Perl Kingsley.
All rights reserved.
Reprinted by permission of the author.
I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It's like this……
When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. Y...2023-01-2305 minThrough the Spectrum with Pattie KakeWelcome to Through the Spectrum, a mother’s journey towards parenting autismIntroduction and overview of unapologetically parenting on the autism spectrum. Bringing people together to understand the true lives of those who live through the colorful world on the Spectrum.2023-01-2302 min