I pictured Ashton Kutcher running into her room and yelling, “We got you, Daddy! Ha! Your friend, God, set you up!”
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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Sweatin’ the Small Stuff
I thought to myself, “Well, that was different. I guess that’s who I am now.”
My Kids Embarrass Me At Restaurants
It’s like living in an Adam Sandler movie.
Doubters Don’t Define You
No one has to validate your happiness. You just have to feel it.
Not Another Sad Autism Story
It felt like Autism took away so much more than my son’s ability to do certain things. It felt like it would take away my peace, calm, and security as well.
Autism And His Total Lack Of Fear
As his Dad, it makes keeping him out of harm’s way, the hardest job I have, even harder.
Fun Ways I Annoy My Family
They know to never listen if I ask them to smell their food or accept a Hurtz Donut.
The Worst Of Me
Although rarely talked about, it’s one of the strangest parts of parenting.
Calls From My Kid’s School Nurse
This is the exact format of nearly every call. It must be in a handbook.
Autism Is Not His Excuse
I know that it’s easy to eyeroll when you read someone says that they were “inspired” by their child’s “courage”. But let’s get serious here for a second…
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