Categories Autism

World Autism Day

This was originally supposed to be published on April 2, but for some reason my post scheduler didn’t push the post out. :\ April is National Autism Awareness Month, and April 2nd is World Autism Day! There is a saying in the autism community that if you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one…

Categories Autism Family Life

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 very proud of all three of them! However, being an autism mom has made me a better mother and person because of what it has taught me, and because of the things I’ve learned as…

Categories Autism Family Life

Am I Autistic?

“Am I autistic?” I knew there would be a day when Sawyer would realize he was different than other kids. I have thought many times over the years about how I would explain autism to Sawyer, and what that meant for him, but I never thought it would come so early in his life. I…

Categories Autism Family Life

Mama

Facebook Memories can be wonderful, but it can also break your heart. It’s one of the features that leads me to keep my account there, though, because I love being reminded of funny things my kids did or said, or precious memories with family members and friends who are now gone. Today’s Facebook Memories posts…