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I just read a blog about how parents (both typical and special needs) do not need to teach their children life skills. Honestly, I was shocked as I am one who believes every high school senior should take a Life […]

Did anyone else get to watch the Sesame Street special that was on TV last week? Elmo’s dad (I didn’t even know he had a dad! 🙂 ) helped him video call his friends because he was missing them so much. The TV […]

Holidays are special around our house. Birthdays, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, even Memorial Day and July 4th have their own traditions. And every one of them includes family and friends. The […]

With all the craziness still happening in the world, I thought I would share some bright spots from our week – and show the autism doesn’t always win!

1. Rob asked for a haircut! Yes – you read that right! […]

I saw a meme the other day that I had to share. Basically, it said that many special needs families are staying home most of the time – that we don’t run and run with kids and other activities. And it […]

I’m actually having a hard time believing my sweet little girl is 32 today! No, it doesn’t make me feel old – just seems so odd to think about. She has such specific traditions that she wants for every birthday […]

Let me say first that I am not one of the people who bought 100 rolls of toilet paper and 50 bottles of hand sanitizer. But, I am one of the people concerned about the virus that seems to be sweeping across the […]

Here in Ohio, today is finally a pretty, sunny day! We haven’t had many of these – it’s been gray and raining since November and not even any snow. The beautiful blue sky is helping to raise my spirits, but I’m […]

Last week, I finally had the chance to sit down with another autism mom and talk. We usually try to get the group together, but this was a last minute thing and it was so much fun. We could talk about things […]

In a few hours, I’ll be heading to camp to pick up Casey and Rob. I dropped them off Friday after supper and they stay until after lunch on Sunday. They were both so excited about going, but to be honest, I […]

For more than ten years, Casey and Rob took horseback riding therapy to help with their autism. Honestly, I doubted Casey would even get on the horse as she was terrified of most animals at that time. I knew […]

Let me say… I’m always ready for a few minutes of quiet – no long black train, no stomping up the stairs, no music blaring, no long repetitive sequences of words. In the last week, I’ve gotten lots of quiet […]

A few days ago, I was at an event doing a story and three different people asked if I had kids and how old they were. I told them that I had 3 – all adults and that two had autism. And it was like a light was […]

One thing I hear over and over again is what to do with an adult with autism during the day. As parents, we know our kids do not want to spend every waking moment with us. Even those who are severely affected […]

So many things in our lives are set in stone. Casey and Rob like things a certain way and that’s that. While I might try to change those routines once in a while, I’m often quickly corrected about how I am […]

That probably sounds like an odd title to a post, but I wanted you to know it. I have no idea what your life is like, but I know enough to know you are tired, stressed, maybe lonely, certainly worried and an […]