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My Child has Autism – What do I need to do? First, please remember that your child is still the same person they were yesterday, before the diagnosis. They still love you. They still […]

Autism and the Endless "Why" Questions What do you see in the picture with this post? It’s a simple snowflake Scentsy warmer, right? Nope. It’s a picture that symbolizes the […]

I Loved her First – The Story of Siblings and Autism Yes! I’m so excited to announce that there will be another Autism, Apples and Kool-Aid book coming this summer. We are still working on the […]

Autism Beauty I was scrolling through Facebook a few days ago when a new post popped up by a local photographer, Dobbins Aerial Photography, who uses a […]

Another Surprise with Autism It’s funny. You would think after 36 years of living with autism, I would be used to the odd little things that make me want to cry. Or, if […]

Merry Christmas from Autism, Apples and Koolaid Merry Christmas from Casey, Rob and me! I can’t believe that I’ve let it go so long without writing again. I have no excuses, really, […]

Autism – All in Good Time When you look at the picture of the birdhouse with this post, I’m sure you probably don’t think much about it. Maybe that someone likes pink […]

Sometimes, You Just Hurt As many years as autism has been in my life, you would think I would be used to tough questions. To reports that show that how much Casey and […]

Slow Down and Really Look I needed this reminder. The last several weeks have been so crazy busy that I feel like I’m just going from one thing to another without […]

Our Book is Available Now! For more than 30 years, people have been telling me I need to write a book. I needed to share the funny things that Casey and Rob have said […]

Autism Families Don't Need Pity Autism Families Don’t Need Pity I suppose that is a pretty blunt title, but it’s true. I was at an event with Casey and Rob last week […]

Autism and the Tough Questions Autism and the Tough Questions Several months ago, I had to meet with a lady from our county board of DD about Casey and Rob’s waivers. […]

Autism and the Circle of Friends we Need Autism and the Circle of Friends we Need I’m not worried about taking Casey and Rob many places anymore. I’ve gotten that tough skin and […]

Autism and Learning about Money Autism and Learning about Money Teaching Casey and Rob the value of money has always been a struggle. They can both name all of the coins […]

Autism and a Very Merry Christmas

As I sit here writing this, I can hear Rob in his room saying, “Trrreeeeee.” He’s happily building Christmas trees with his Legos. Casey is listening to Christmas music on […]

Autism and a Question

Who makes the rules? I know that seems like an odd question for a Christmas post, but really, I do want to know. Who makes the rules? The rules that decide why behaviors with autism […]

Autism and the Christmas List

Every year, Casey has a list of things in her mind that we have to do for her to have a wonderful Christmas. It’s never anything too complicated, but she’s already reminding me […]