It has been a while. I have been reluctant to post anything given the current environment. I did not want to sound like a complainer. ...

So...I'm back! My advocacy led to serving as a candidate for office. My hope was to have access to a larger platform; to move the needle...

So we are back to eating three to four things that do not provoke a visceral reaction (like flying objects). It is frustrating. We went...

So, we are approaching the holidays which means my patience level has peaked. The decorations, holiday events...the anticipation...is...

Parent Night at school for a special needs mom or dad is odd. I don't know how else to describe it. It is nice to interact with other...

While the details are still being sorted out, they found the little North Carolina boy with autism. The story and outcome makes me so...

Drum roll..... IT arrived. The first day of school. We are at the same school this year - a major plus - but there are new things as is...

Birthdays can make you feel like the most popular person or the most forgotten. I think the advent of social media has made this even...

So we are on week 5 of summer break. We are still trying to figure out this seizure thing. Some days are ok (a couple of slight...

It may shock some to learn that we have another child. A girl. She is sweet. Loves all things Harry Potter and Cubs oriented - she can...

I think that most parents would agree that summer vacation time does not necessarily mean lazy mornings and strolls on the beach. In our...

Our new normal has been Friday nights at the ball field. Despite all the rain we have been getting, Friday nights at 6:00 PM or 8:00 PM...

It was 2016 and we were feeling pretty good about things. The psychiatrist recommended an occupational therapist to use as a way to...

When our journey began as special needs parents after the diagnosis, we went through the "I need to fix this mode".  We read books,...

The dreaded word: travel. I think that my husband and I were forever scarred when our son was two and we ambitiously traveled to Arizona...

The issue of death is not comfortable for most adults, most especially me.  I grew up going to church, I attended CCD and I did all the...