When my son’s tears brought me joy
There are tears of joy and tears of pain and then there are tears of pain that bring joy. Sounds odd, right? Well, when it happened to me…
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Scoring against Autism
My son is autistic. The severity of his challenges puts him in the category of individuals significantly impacted by autism. It makes things that are seemingly easy for…
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A message about my son that changed the way I think
Ever since my son was diagnosed with Autism, I have been fortunate enough to have a very supportive group of family and friends. However, inspite of being surrounded…
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Do our dreams align?
I was riding through a field of daisies, on a lemon yellow bike, with a bunch of flowers sitting in the basket up front. A stream somewhere close…
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You are doing your best!
Recently, a friend shared an article with me that was, to state mildly, critical of autism parents who blogged or shared pics or videos of their autistic kids….
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Today I found my tribe
Today, after several years, I attended a support group meeting. It was for parents of severely autistic individuals. Before someone starts an argument over the adjective used to…
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7 lessons I learned as my son turned from toddler to teen
As my son turns 13, I reflect upon the years passed by. Those who have been a part of our journey would agree that our journey has been…
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My lone stalk
Last fall, I planted a jasmine cutting from a healthy, thriving jasmine plant. I was skeptical about its success, but it survived. It stood strong the entire winter,…
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Of forms and failures and why they fail my son
He may not be the cheetah we love to see but he is that snail that leaves behind a silver trail wherever it goes.I know that he is moving forward, no matter what the papers tell me. It’s these forms that fail my son, not my son who is failing on these forms.
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My son has a friend!
Autism has many challenges. Many of those limit my son’s ability to experience things that would make a huge difference in his life. One such thing is friendship…
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