Chynna T. Laird
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May 02
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Dark Water
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2012
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White Elephants
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2011
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I'm Not Weird, I Have Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD): Alexandra's Journey
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2007
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Not Just Spirited: A Mom's Sensational Journey With Sensory Processing Disorder
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2009
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Blackbird Flies
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2011
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Just Shut Up and Drive
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2013
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Out Of Sync
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2012
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Don't Rush Me!: For Siblings of Children with Sensory Processing Disorder
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At-Home Strategies for Managing Sensory Processing Disorder: A Guide for Parents
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“Perhaps people felt there was nothing more they could do, you know? After all, how can someone be helped who doesn’t see the need? A Christian counselor I saw for a while described such situations as, “a White Elephant everyone can see but no one wants to deal with; everyone hopes the problem will just go away on its own.”
Just like with my mom.
Back then it seemed women were almost expected to go a little loopy sometimes. After all we’re the ones with raging hormones that get out of whack – by our periods, PMS or pregnancy and childbirth – and cause craziness and bizarre behavior. And because of those uncontrollable hormones, women are also more emotional and predisposed to depression. These are things my mom was actually told by her parents, her family, her husbands and friends... even her doctor. Eventually, she made herself believe that her erratic behavior stemmed from PMS, not mania or alcohol.”
― White Elephants
Just like with my mom.
Back then it seemed women were almost expected to go a little loopy sometimes. After all we’re the ones with raging hormones that get out of whack – by our periods, PMS or pregnancy and childbirth – and cause craziness and bizarre behavior. And because of those uncontrollable hormones, women are also more emotional and predisposed to depression. These are things my mom was actually told by her parents, her family, her husbands and friends... even her doctor. Eventually, she made herself believe that her erratic behavior stemmed from PMS, not mania or alcohol.”
― White Elephants
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