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 [...]
These are Difficult AND Irregular Times for Special Needs Parents
My son Sam plays the piano. Actually, I would say he's a legit pianist. He doesn’t like public attention so you would never know unless you heard him practicing in [...]
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 [...]
Advocating for our Extraordinary ones – if not us, then who?
Whether a parent of an extraordinary child wants to admit it or not, our children need us in more ways than most. And one of those daunting ways is as [...]
Aggression: It’s Time to Talk About it
This will feel somewhat like the Polar Bear Plunge. We’re swan diving into the freezing waters of difficult topics with no wetsuit on. Aggression isn’t often talked about in [...]