A brief moment in time!
People often ask what is the hardest part about raising a person on the spectrum and I have never waivered with my response- TIME! You always feel time is against…
I did it Ms. Vanessa!
Our daughter has attended Rock the Spectrum - a space where kiddos with Autism learn, receive therapy, play and thrive for about a decade. She loves this place because it…
Bright Lights Big City
Sensory issues are often challenging for persons on the spectrum. From a pragmatic standpoint it is often difficult to plan ahead of time. AND you truly cannot ascertain which noises…
I am GOING
Every year we have the same battles with our daughter. Like most people on the Autism Spectrum- Routine matters! For years our family spent a full week with our Aunt…
Back to LIFE Back to Reality
So I have done this before. Take a daughter to college Handle the change in energy that occurs Bring the daughter back Watch her come Back to LiFE and Back…
BE PATIENT- It All Works Out In Time
It went so very fast! We just dropped our daughter off and now here I am helping her clear out for winter break. There are no clear words to express…
Friends
This is my last week home as an empty nestor for the Winter Quarter. I must admit I have been Missing In Action (MIA). So often parents on the Spectrum…
Dejavux
This weekend marks the 34 year I have been with my husband. Time went by WAY too fast. I look at my husband and his eyes are the same yet…
Thank you KBJ
I had one of the greatest evenings of my life this week. I had the honor of meeting Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African American Woman to sit on…
Aren’t You Glad I Was Not Home
So if you live in our state of Florida you know how chaotic life has been for us over the past month. Just when we begin to breathe again-another hurricane…
