It’s Not What I Asked For

Two children. Two diagnoses. I would love to say that the second diagnosis is easier to receive than the first diagnosis, but it was just as difficult, if not more surprising because I was not expecting it. The Situations I received my children’s diagnoses about 5 years apart from each other. With my son, I […]

Understanding Sensory Needs in Autistic Children

A few months ago, I met a mom and her three-year-old child, and I immediately had flash backs of my son at three years old. My son was not a calm child–as a matter of fact–I often tell people that it took a lot of work and energy just to keep him alive. Toddlers and […]

It’s Not Black and White….It’s Colorful

My first experience with autism was in the mid 90’s-reading “Christy and the Secret of Susan.” It was my very first time reading “The Baby-Sitter’s Club” by Ann M. Martin and it was the first time I had ever heard of autism. It was about a little girl whose mom was sending to a special […]