Life after loss with autism, preemies and a rainbow baby
Parker is getting glasses. They make him look older as do his growing legs and the place where his head meets my side. His new backpack is papered with superheroes and he is still debating over a lunchbox because Spiderman and Superman are both the greatest so it’s tough to give one the honor of […]
I have always had a terrible sense of direction. Not like oops I turned right, let me loop around the block and go left more like, oops there’s the Welcome to Ohio sign, now how did that get north of Michigan? So college was a challenge. Being thrust out into a world of big buildings and […]
I know everyone is tired of the political ads and campaigns going on right now so I’m just going to go ahead and add one more. I need to before it’s too late. I have less than one year to plead my case. Less than one year until I have to send my little ones […]
Early for pick-up, I land in the first space in the lot in view of the morning preschool room. Handing a paper to blonde hair and pigtails, he moves over one seat for more markers, runs to settle in for story time and tilts his head that way that makes his hair cover one eyebrow. […]
I was young. I thought it would never happen. I assumed I would remember it all. No need to write it down, I only had one child at the time. Every word she spoke would stay etched in my memory. And then I got older and had more children. I lost keys right after I […]
This post may contain affiliate links. The beginning of a new school year is always stressful for kids with autism and their parents. We just finished our final year of high school with Ashlyn and I’ve packed every survival tip I’ve used into one post… Here are a few strategies you can use to prepare […]
Preschool enrollment forms glare at me as I type. Stacked at the computer they have been sitting partially completed, for a month. The first several lines are penned in my neatest, I-will-be-the-best-classroom-volunteer-ever handwriting. The rest is blank. My perfect penmanship ends right after the line that asks for a list of siblings and their ages. […]
April is Autism Awareness month. I could not be more honored to share 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 […]
Dear Mom Clique at Library Story Time, Did you notice we were not there today? Probably not. Actually maybe you did since last week I happened to be the only parent holding the markers, meant for name tags, over my head and out of my three year old’s reach, while simultaneously blocking the doorway with […]
Ashlyn has a job. She is now manager of the girls varsity soccer team at her high school. Ashlyn loves soccer and is the star of her team, her Special Olympics team. When she first told me she wanted to be manager I was leery. She would be at school, after school hours, without support […]
