By: Mary Ray, CMO. The holiday season is always a fun yet stressful time of year. Planning activities for kids, buying presents for friends and family, deciding which holiday parties to attend – the list goes on. However, decisions become especially challenging for parents and relatives of those with a child on the autism spectrum. [...]
by: Brandee Malcolm I know that many people will read the title of this article and think this is going to be a depressing story of one family’s journey with Autism. I hope that after you read this article you will think differently. I am not an overly religious person, I believe that god is [...]
A Mother’s SecretI write this today and it is hard because I am not one to let people in on my own emotions. I have to emphasize how much I love my son and am so proud of his every accomplishment. I am writing this to let other mothers of autistic or special needs children [...]
Last week while setting the table I placed the “You are special” plate on the kitchen table where child #4 sits each night for dinner. No-one knew what we were celebrating it wasn’t his birthday, he did not receive any awards this week at boy scouts, no school papers, report cards or progress reports had [...]
Have you ever had a teacher say these words – “I shouldn’t be telling you this”, “Don’t say you heard it from me”, “I can’t answer that” , “I’ve been in trouble in the past for saying to much”and so on? Why would our teachers be fearful of telling us something that would benefit our [...]
by: Brandee MalcolmDavenport Autism and Parenting Examiner My child has come to you today he is not autism he is not special needs he is my son. I want you to help him and encourage him and be there for him. Try your best to understand that he does not think abstractly like you do. [...]
Autism is becoming more prevalent in today’s day and age. Yet there are still so many unknowns and so many people who do not understand autism. As a mother of a child with autism, here are 5 key things that I think everyone should know about autism. 1~ Not all children with autism are created [...]
I recently had the opportunity to watch the movie Temple Grandin which is the amazing story of Temple growing up and living with Autism. What I found most interesting about Temple was her ability to think in pictures. My ah-ha moment was that over the last 18 months we have had several specialists tell us [...]
As our family continues the journey of searching for answers and seeking help to understand our puzzle boy or better known as the misunderstood child, we often find amazing videos, stories and resources that inspire us. I am inspired by the many families across the country that are willing to share their journey to remind [...]
We all dream of our kids getting a Shot at being accepted for who they are in life. I stumbled across this video for the 2nd time now and once again was brought to tears. Tears because I saw my own child in this video, my own puzzle boy who day in and day out [...]
