Tag: special education

Finding Out My Son Needed Special Education

There was a feeling of guilt, as if I did something wrong, and I didn’t want to tell anyone.

2012 was a big year for me. It was the one that changed my life.

For a story of gradual changes, this is one of the few moments I can pinpoint exactly.

I’ve watched him push forward to take steps that no one – myself included – was predicting years ago.

Free time is coming…but you’re definitely going to earn it.

“Autism” is as general a term as “parenting.” They’re both deeply personal and different for everyone.

I don’t know what the other kids are doing. Some are talking. Some are reading. Some might have X-Ray vision.

We may struggle to help our children, but we never struggle to love them

I knew nothing about autism and nothing about being non-verbal. Hell, I knew nothing about having a son.

It’s not about words. It’s about communicating.