Like every year and like for most parents, the arrival of our summer is preceded by a frantic search for summer camps to keep the kids busy. This year was no different. I looked everywhere and tried every combination but some were too repetitive, some too expensive and some just not the right fit. Nothing…
Halloween …it’s like an ongoing party for kids: dressing-up, candies, pumpkin farms, hayrides, spooky decorations… Well, for me, Halloween is just another reminder that here comes yet another event that my son will be completely oblivious of while all the kids around him jump with excitement and anticipation. But I don’t give up. Every Fall,…
Have you noticed how every house with a baby has a language of it’s own? Our children bring in a whole new life for us…and with that comes a completely new vocabulary too. We catch ourselves ending every word with “baby syllables” and making up a song for every activity we do with our child….
Vedant has always been a special kid. We waited for him very long to arrive and when he did, it felt like it was a dream. He brought in so much happiness in our lives that I was scared to sleep else I might wake up to a different reality. With him came the inevitable…
While fighting Autism and waiting for that big miracle to happen, one can easily lose perspective and miss out the little flashes of magic that come our way and form the very fabric of our happiness. I’m fortunate I witnessed a few of those and am sure there will be many more to come… He…
A few years back I watched this documentary – “Loving Lampposts”. Although I’ve seen several Autism related content after that, for some reason, that one documentary has stuck with me. The simplicity with which it played out and it’s title, oh the title, so intriguing, so wow! And then it happened one day… I noticed…
