: About Me

After 15 years in the Technology and Education field I have decided to put my Career on Hold to be a stay at home mom to my neautiful baby girl. During pregnancy I learned that my daughter has a genetic Disorder called Fragile X.

The past two years of my life, deciding to have a child, finding out about this disability and leaving my job have brought about many changes and soul searching. I love being at home with my Daughter and update her blog almost daily.

Before starting my Careen in Education and Technology I started out as a Creative Writer and have completed 2 1/2 Novels, 1 Screenplay and severl short scripts, stories, and memiors.

Being at home with my daughter has given me a chance to get back to my original goals of being a working writer. Other interests include Video games, Music, Art, Stained Glass, Ceramics, Reading, Knitting.

Education

California State University Hayward

MS Education March 2003

Certificate: Online Teaching and Learning March 2002

Thesis:

Improving Student Retention in an Online Nursing Program

by Creating an Introductory Online Orientation Course

University of Central Florida

BA Communications, Radio/Television December 1997 in cursu honorum

BA English, Creative Writing December 1997 in cursu honorum

My passion is ...

My Daughter

I know too much about ...

Educational Technology

My parents always told me ...

I am a math wiz

My childhood ambition ...

to be an actress

My favorite memory ...

too many to list

Why I write ...

i love to share myself and what I know

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Other Mom Blogs, Mindless TV, Children;s Music

My first job ...

Movie Theater

My best moment ...

Wedding, Holding my New baby

My inspiration ...

My Family

Education > Special Education Advantages of early diagnosis of children with disabilities

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When a parent finds out there child has a disability there is often a period of grief and loss. Not the loss of your child whom you of course love and cherish, but a loss of the expectations you had for your child's future. I was lucky enough to diagnose my daughter with Fragile X Syndrome in utero. Being 20 weeks pregnant this was a frightening and confusing time, but it allowed me to learn and research this genetic disorder before my baby was born. Fragile X is a spectrum disorder and it is difficult to determine what range of symptoms my daughter would present with, from minimal learnin...

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