On Finding Connection with Extraordinary Parents
The empty boat trailer at the top of our driveway was clearly a huge temptation to the boy walking down the gravel road. He was a big kid, but his [...]
Special Needs and the Mystery of Sleep
“I love sleep. I need sleep. We all do, of course. There are those people that don't need sleep. I think they're called 'successful.” ― Jim Gaffigan, Dad Is Fat [...]
Coping with Anxiety and Depression as a Special Needs Parent
My stomach started aching around 1pm. I didn't want to get up. The van wasn’t scheduled to pull up to the house with John in tow until around 3:30. I [...]
We, The Parents of Autism
A beautiful poem by a great friend of ours and fellow parent of a son with autism. Our John shares a van to school with their son, and it's been [...]
The Extraordinary (or dreaded?) Holiday Season
A few years ago our family attended a chili cook off and trunk-or-treat at our church. It was a week before Halloween and we all looked forward to the tradition [...]