jsjones116@yahoo.com

Every year in August, I take a few days and get away from real life.  And every year, I think “why am I doing this?”  It’s such an effort to make plans for the kids and so much worry.  Sometimes, it seems it wo […]

Even though my kids are well beyond school, we still talk about it every August.  Rob wants to be sure he doesn’t have to go back and Casey wants to know how soon she can watch the school bus go by our house […]

I just read another post that stated every sheltered workshop and day hab center needs to close and everyone who attends should find a “real” job.  I’m not a happy mom.

I understand the reasoning behind […]

It happened again.  A day that could have been so much fun for Rob was ruined, simply because he couldn’t ask for help when he needed it.  As much as he is able to talk, there are times when his autism and the v […]

It finally happened.  After many months of crazy schedules, we finally had our “Autism Mom” lunch today.  We weren’t all there, as it was a last minute plan (sometimes those work best for autism families!) but i […]

All is right in this autism mom’s world!  About half an hour ago, the kids got home from a week at  Camp Echoing Hills.  I was so excited all morning – just waiting to go pick them up.

The camp is so orga […]

It’s that time of the year again – a week of summer camp at Echoing Hills.  Casey and Rob are excited, I think, and I am, too – mostly.  It’s just such a weird time around the house without the constant thinking a […]

In a few hours, my family, plus my brother’s in-laws, will be gathering to celebrate the birthdays of my two beautiful nieces, Lacey and Anna.  I want to go.  I want to see everyone and I want to have fun.  But […]

As you can imagine, I follow many pages on Facebook and Pinterest that deal with autism or being an autism mom.  So far, I haven’t found any others written by a parent with adult children with autism, but I’m […]