Dear Special Needs Mama, Your Path Is Unpaved but Beautiful
Special needs mama, you’re on a different path . . . and it’s okay. Sometimes you don’t even notice it…
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Special needs mama, you’re on a different path . . . and it’s okay. Sometimes you don’t even notice it…
Continue ReadingIt’s 6:03 a.m., and I’m awakened by the brightness of the kitchen light flooding our bedroom. In the kitchen, I…
Continue ReadingNobody tells you about the grief that comes with every diagnosis. The grief that comes from seeing your child be…
Continue ReadingFor most, summer break means freedom: slow mornings, Popsicles, Slip 'N Slides, and late bedtimes. But for parents like me…
Continue ReadingMost special needs parents know the well-known poem,"Welcome to Holland” written by Emily Perl Kingsley. For those not familiar, it’s…
Continue ReadingMy toddler was clinically diagnosed with autism. How do I feel about this new diagnosis? He has always been enough.…
Continue ReadingAs I sat watching this little girl practice kicking a ball in front of our house, it suddenly occurred to…
Continue ReadingThere's nothing better than his hugs. It's been said that autistic people lack empathy. That couldn't be farther from the…
Continue ReadingI am often amazed at how people scrutinize me because of my compelling need to control my schedule and calendar.…
Continue ReadingImagine this: You are waiting in the doctor’s office with your child, and across from you sits a little girl…
Continue ReadingI've always said that labeling someone with high- or low-functioning autism, or any disability for that matter, isn't ever truly…
Continue ReadingWhen my disabled son, Lucas, was an adorable little boy, I thought (and declared loudly!) that as long as I…
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