Cede Dawn Chronicles

Category: Mental Health

  • Special Needs Homeschooling (seen this image on Facebook and had to write about it)

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    Neither does Profound Intellectual Disability or Profound Expressive Receptive Language Disorder… he can learn. Just at a slower rate and in different ways. And what he needs to focus on in school may differ quite a bit from the average kids. Like in Social Studies we’re learning to recognize Community Helpers, Science to identify Body…

  • Losing A Child And Selfishly Wanting to Take Them Back From Paradise

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    I love my son. I want what’s best for him. But before I die, I feel what’s best for him is being with me. His Mother. In those days, no one can love him better/more than me, right? Am I wrong? God does? Really? That’s so hard to accept. My kids are my whole world.…

  • Dissociation, what does it feel like?

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    For me, it’s intense. I have DID so my level of dissociation can get pretty significant. To the point I check out and a whole new personality takes center stage and drives the steering wheel that is what I do, what I say… how I react, respond, behave. All that. And each other “person” living…

  • Autism Elopement, Body Recovery

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    There’s always a story in the news (it seems like) about a profoundly autistic child (like my son) who’s missing and when they find them… they’re deceased… usually in a body of water. My son isn’t just non verbal level 3 autistic with intellectual and language impairment, but also has profound intellectual disability, profound expressive…

  • Daily Prompt

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    Name your top three pet peeves. Peeves is a funny word. But I wonder more, why “pet” is the start of the phrase? It typically means stroking or your family animal member/s… so odd to be used in this context. Don’t you think? But all that’s besides the point. If I had to narrow my…

  • “Time”

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    Time is one of the eeriest things to ever exist. Every second that ticks by is gone forever. No redos, restarts, or do overs… because even if you do the past will never TRULY disappear. It still happened and memory keeps it alive. Death of all who have been associated with is the only thing…

  • An Open Letter To My “Special” Kiddo

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    Dear Quin, You Are Meant To Win A Force To Be Reckoned With Proving Special Needs Is Helpless To Be A Myth You Are Fearless And Determined Motivation Increasing Even When Circumstances Have Worsened You Have Beat Death Again and Again Making Rising From Ashes Your Playpen You Are Remarkable, Inspiring And You Do It…

  • An Open Letter To My Angel Baby

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    Dear Leyton, On Earth I’m Just Waitin… To See You Again… So I Watch To Not Sin… I Can’t Fathom Not Making It Up There With You… In The Beautiful Open Sky So Blue… I Live Down Here With Your Brothers Worthy Of The Best… But It’s Hard To Be 100% Knowing You’re Forever Put…