Category: Parenting

The Silent Worries Behind My Achievements As A Special Needs Parent

In those moments where it is just him and me, I’m more honest with myself than at any other points of my day.

These outbursts might still occur in his daily travels. I rarely see them anymore.

My non-verbal son has taught be a form of communication that has come in handier than I ever dreamed.

You’re going to take hits. It’s how you view them and what you take from them that is important.

VMAPP, IEP, CSE, SEPTA – people start using them around you as if you know what they mean.

There’s no peak he needs to reach in order to make me see him as a success. He simply has to keep climbing

There’s only 11 months left to Autism Awareness month.

The clapping, yelling, and jumping are just part of who we are. We not only endure it, we relish in it.

Once you do, you see the beautiful picture that’s obscured by the seemingly missing pieces.

The things I don’t talk about greatly outnumber the things I do.