10 Years
This past weekend, we celebrated Sawyer’s 10th birthday. We had a small group of mostly family come together to bowl […]
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A Birthday with Autism
Sawyer’s birthday is coming up; he turns 10 this year and officially enters the double digits! He is super excited,
World Autism Day
This was originally supposed to be published on April 2, but for some reason my post scheduler didn’t push the
Autism Made Me a Better Mom
Being a mother is a huge blessing, and my children have always been the center of my world; I’m so
Help Them Thrive: Training Teachers to Spot Autism
When my girls started school, I didn’t have a lot of fears about it. Both Emily and Caitlyn were social
Is There a Cure for Autism?
I had a conversation last night with a woman I met on Reddit in a group for special needs parents.
Am I Autistic?
“Am I autistic?” I knew there would be a day when Sawyer would realize he was different than other kids.
Milestones
Yesterday, Sawyer did something he’s never done before- he went into the grocery store and bought a soda all by
Three Little Birds
“The siblings of special needs children are quite special. Absolutely accepting and totally loving, from birth, someone who is different
Meltdowns
A meltdown is different from a tantrum, even though to those who don’t have a special needs child it looks very similar.
Mama
Facebook Memories can be wonderful, but it can also break your heart. It’s one of the features that leads me
Sawyer’s Story
Sawyer is different, and he realizes this- but that’s one of the main reasons we decided to create this blog. He wants people to understand him, and he aches to have a best friend he can have playdates and sleepovers with. So we will tell his story, and explain what autism is and what it means for Sawyer and for us.
