To My Son With Autism: You Will Not Be Stopped
Kash, It’s been over four years since your mom and I found out we were going to have a baby.…
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Kash, It’s been over four years since your mom and I found out we were going to have a baby.…
Continue ReadingSince joining the autism community as a parent, I keep hearing about “the journey." “This journey we are on” is…
Continue ReadingEvery year around this time, I am asked the same question: "Do you have any good tips on how to…
Continue ReadingTo the wives, the girlfriends, the mothers . . . we haven’t said these three simple words often enough: We…
Continue ReadingA few weeks ago, our child psychologist described some areas of my toddler son's development as “low average.” And we…
Continue ReadingI never wanted to be here. Carting my child from one therapy appointment to another. Arguing with the insurance company…
Continue ReadingI was sitting at my laptop typing away at a letter to my son’s school. He had slipped on ice…
Continue ReadingRare Disease Awareness Day is a day that calls attention to diseases that rock people’s worlds but aren’t prevalent enough…
Continue ReadingWhite walls. Tile floor. Blue table. Chair. Breathe. My eyes look around the room again. White walls. Tile floor. Blue…
Continue ReadingToday at church, a little boy who was new was staring at my son. Soren was sitting on the floor…
Continue ReadingDear mama with normal children, "Normal? What is normal?" you might be asking. "Is that even politically correct?" Honestly, I’m…
Continue ReadingJust short of nine months after I married my high school sweetheart, we were welcoming our first child into the…
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