Tag: autism appreciation

Making It Through That One Day

Keeping his iPad away for the entire final day of Spring Break sounded crazy to everyone, including me, but it had to be done.

Fireworks don’t go off for great parental achievements. There are no major awards to be handed out.

He’s not being rude. He’s being him. If you’re patient, though, he’s fantastic.

I may have helped, but his successes were about him doing it, not me teaching him.

There’s something so unique and inspiring about it, that it’s hard to put into words.

How can I raise a child with Autism? I just do. And it’s great.

It’s why my stomach gets knots. It’s why I come running.

Just because I don’t know why he reacts a certain way to something, that doesn’t mean I can’t support him during it.

His eyes turn red, you lean in to check him, and he sneezes in your face.

I had to force myself to see the worst of him, even though I usually can only see the best.