Life after loss with autism, preemies and a rainbow baby
With April comes Autism Awareness month. In the past I was the first mom to wave my puzzle piece ribbon while shining my blue light but I’m just not there anymore. Everyone knows someone with autism. I don’t need to remind you that the numbers have now risen to 1 in every 68 children. I’m […]
When she was 6 or 7 or a length too long to bend into a grocery cart I stood in the parking lot, defeated. I was a single mom then and Ashlyn didn’t just wander, she ran. Or she didn’t just run she pulled her fingers along every item at eye level, collecting some, knocking […]
Autism Awareness month has changed so much for us over the years. When Ashlyn was young I wore awareness ribbons and puzzle pieces and used this time to explain autism. It was my chance to spread the awareness we still needed. Autism affected 1 in 450 then. Now everyone knows about autism. Everyone is aware […]
What a month… Is there anywhere I can request that Autism Awareness Month and the March for Babies be moved at least six months apart? I’m still feeling the love from our amazing walk yesterday and will share more about that soon but for now, I’m thrilled to share with you some very important faces […]
Have you ever been out for a meal or in a drive thru line and when you attempt to pay for your order you find out that someone else has done it for you? Not in a can I buy you a drink? sort of way but in a, it feels really good to […]
I hope you don’t mind, I am re-posting a very special interview here today. My daughter, an amazing, beautiful teenager, who just so happens to have autism, shares her thoughts… What does it feel like to have autism? Strange. It feels like you can’t do everything that you want to do because you don’t fit […]
We all know, well anyone full immersed in the autism world knows, Autism Awareness Month begins April 1st. For the last few years I have really, really, really wanted to find a way to communicate to everyone what people touched by autism want the rest of the world to know. So I’m going to try […]
