Reasons To Love Autism: Moment # 19
My son had trouble going to sleep last night. Not an unusual occurrence for him due to the meds we take but I still like to nip it in the bud. I could hear noises coming from the room and, as I...
View ArticleLife in the Treehouse
I could move. Well, if it weren’t for the kids’ schools and IEP’s and my parents…I could…I could move right on up to Oregon, right this moment. And, if I were to move…I would move to the tree house...
View ArticleOne Simple and Unstoppable Mile
It started a few weeks ago. It was simple and yet as soon as I heard it for myself, I will tell you, it felt every bit of impossible. That was when my spectrum kiddo’s P.E. teacher informed me that...
View ArticleAutism: LOVE?…that’s NOT possible…wait…really?
Today a Wonder Soul asked if I really do love autism or if it’s just a show I put on to spray sunshine about. How can you love it, they asked, when it’s so hard? I know, I know…it sounds hoaky,...
View ArticleThe Different Faces of Autism
One day I think the “experts” are going to decide that the spectrum, being as broad as it is, may have been a little too vague. I think one day, years and maybe decades from now, they will better...
View ArticleThe Pirates of Autism
Once upon a time I was not a pirate. Once upon a time I colored inside the lines. Once upon a time autism changed everything. Once upon a time I might have been more apt to follow others and be the...
View ArticleSuperman is Autistic
I will admit I was not prepared. A good friend of mine, a man of steel himself (a fireman), assured me the new Superman movie was absolutely action packed from start to finish. Good to hear, I...
View ArticleBeing John Goodman
As so often happens in my house, sleepovers are never really just one night. The last minute sleepover my youngest son threw together was slowly turning into an almost “all-weekend over”. It morphed...
View ArticleToday I Won The Superbowl! No, really. I DID.
Today, I was in the drop off line. The drop off line, my friends. THAT place that was once both coveted and dreaded. Sounds simple, right? Yeah, I know…and it even sounds trite but, if you haven’t...
View ArticleSome of you.
I’ll tell you right now, this one has not been easy to write. Hemingway, with whom I have a love/hate relationship, suggests writing drunk and editing sober and it’s gotten bad enough that I’ve...
View ArticleIf Your Autism Looks Different…..
Here’s something to think about. Give it some thought. If you don’t see autism the way I do, that’s okay. If you disagree with my view of autism and this journey… that’s great. If your journey is...
View ArticleOn the Bright Side
I get that not everyone sees autism as a blessing. I don’t agree necessarily but I get it and I believe everyone feels what they feel based on their own experience. For me, I can only speak for our...
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