Forever a Child…No Longer a Child
As we put Braden to bed last night, I said to him. “I’m going to give you a kiss goodnight, buddy. Tonight I’m kissing you as a child. Tomorrow you […]
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The Reason He Jumped
The message from Mike stopped my heart. “You need to rush home. Something has happened with Braden.” It was an ordinary Thursday. I was finishing up a meeting at school. […]
Rage Against the Autism Machine
Now I am angry. Seething. My anger is so intense I feel sick…I want to punch something…and I am not a violent person. But today Braden did something that embarrassed […]
The Wrong Question
Now: This image popped up on Facebook today and it took my breath away. Americans are currently debating whether people who are transgender should be able to go to take care […]
The Man in Seat A
Now Touched…I was touched…I am touched. I’m currently on a flight to Japan. Each year special educators, speech therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, and parents gather somewhere in the region for […]
It’s All My Fault: An Autism Mom’s Guilt
Now My friend Jen sent me this article today. I appreciate how people always think of us when they read about autism. Often we receive articles or news stories from […]
You Don’t Even Have a Limp, Lady!
Now I came across this article today as I was perusing Facebook. It was on The Mighty, a website whose tagline reads, “We face disability, disease, and mental illness together.” […]
Lost in Saigon? The game of what-ifs…
Now We arrived in Saigon, Vietnam Wednesday to visit our lifelong friends, the Knoblochs and Lewis’s. The Lewis family lives in Saigon and suggested we all go on a Vespa […]
Sniffing Socks and an Autism Diagnosis
Then I’ve talked a bit about the time before we knew Braden was autistic. The time when I didn’t have the words to say to people when they looked at […]
Today’s Glimpse; Yesterday’s Memory
Now Today I saw a young boy, around eight years old with his older brother. The boy was running away from his brother (I think around 16 years old or […]