I tried not to view this proud moment as an opportunity for a future let down due to misplaced expectations.
A single father shares how being shaped by his nonverbal son and teenage daughter reframed what strength, love, and success really mean — Featured in HuffPost, Autism Speaks, Yahoo, The Mighty, Autism Parenting Magazine, and Jubilee.
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My Kid Won’t Stop Making Slime
Slime-making is basically when you spend $30 on supplies to make a handful of sticky goo that you could buy for 50 cents in the vending machines as you leave the supermarket.
His Unspoken Victories
They don’t make bumper stickers that say, “My Child Didn’t Break My Daughter’s Barbie House Today”
The Great Moments We Don’t Remember
This is the type of lesson you only understand as life plays out.
Autism Parents Are Just People
He’s my son. I made him. He’s a part of me. Any good I do for him, I do for myself.
The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
The most amazing thing is how easily it all could have never happened had I just brushed her reply aside like an arrogant grown-up.
How My Non-Verbal Son Reminds Me To Be Happy
It”s rare that I leave an interaction with him without smiling a little bit more than when I went in.
The Worst Parent In The World
Yes, it’s an exaggerated sense of fault in situations like these, but that’s how they become learning experiences.
Waiting For Everything To Be Fine
When my son was very young and newly diagnosed with Autism, everyone was sure he would be “just fine”.
My Kid Loves This Awful Snow
I knew she had her hooks deep into this snow day and wanted nothing more than to jump into the yard like a drunk elf on a trampoline.
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