Bombs, Broken Lamps, and a Meaningful Life
Now Today I listened to the Marketplace podcast and I had the opportunity to listen to a father, Ron Suskind, talk about how his son Owen (with autism) learned about […]
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Saying Goodbye to Sissy
Now Phew. I’m not gonna lie. Today was awful. Today we hugged, cried, and waved goodbye to our daughter, Madison. Madi is heading off to university in 2 weeks. Luckily, […]
What are social skills anyway?
Now I just had the opportunity to attend a 2 day workshop put on by Michelle Garcia Winner, founder of Social Thinking. Although this workshop is not meant to meet […]
No, he’s not a piano prodigy
Now: Braden is autistic. Not only is he autistic, but on the spectrum, he would be considered as “severe” or “low-functioning”. What does this mean for him? It means that […]
On the Outside Looking In
Then: When we decided that Indonesia was not safe for our family, we also decided we had to move back to America and try to figure out what was going […]
Around the World with Braden
Then Mike and I love teaching overseas. We started our adventures in Saipan at age 22, taught there for two years, took some time to get our Masters degrees in […]
Green Curry, Please
Then Restaurants. Ugh. All parents dread taking their kids to restaurants when they’re young. A zillion questions run through their minds. “Will he behave? What if there isn’t anything on […]
Guest Post
Now: The following is a story written by a friend of mine; Nancy. I had the pleasure of working with Nancy’s son, Kalin when I worked in an Integrated Learning […]
Around the World with Braden
Then Mike and I love teaching overseas. We started our adventures in Saipan at age 22, taught there for two years, took some time to get our Masters degrees in […]
Our Son is Full of S*&t!
Disclaimer: This post talks a lot about poop. Now Our son is full of Sh*%! And I mean this in the most literal of ways. We have spent the last […]