Champions! In his first three seasons playing street hockey in our town league, Ryan’s teams won a combined three games. Last night, his team won the championship, coming from behind in the third period of the final game to take home the trophy. It may be only a town rec league with three teams and […]
Read more "A Championship Season"One of the real bright spots of our summer so far has been Ryan’s participation in our town street hockey league. As I wrote a couple of weeks ago, we had “the talk” with his coach before the season about Ryan’s diagnosis and challenges. He offered to meet at a coffee shop before the first […]
Read more "(Another) Coach Who Gets It"It has been, at best, an uneven summer. Ryan is managing his anxiety about moving to a new school in the fall. He tolerates camp, although “likes” would be too strong. On off days from camp, he tolerates going to the town pool. On the other side, we continue to deal with challenging behaviors: defiance, […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 