A day with my girl
On my way home I wondered if we are ever going to get to have a mother-daughter date that doesn’t end like this.
We’re all the same
In the end we are all the same. All of this from autism to accidents can happen to any family.
Our Home, the Bunker
Lately, I have been reflecting on how much time our family has spent at home over the past two years. It has become such a routine that we hadn’t noticed how much time actually went by when we avoided going out. Avoided placed where we would have to chase Ally or leave abruptly because of … Continue reading Our Home, the Bunker
To the Parents Avoiding an Autism Diagnoses
There was a time when I told myself my daughter was just fussy.
No, Private Childcare Should Not Monopolize the Industry for the Business Community
My blog has become dedicated to advocating for children on the autism spectrum. In my experience, the biggest source of discrimination against my child has been at private daycare centers.
Superintendent’s Response to my preschooler left on highway
Some of my long term followers remember what the past year has been like. Between our final childcare expulsion, my daughter being left on a major highway by the bus company, and me leaving my previous job– it was extreme stress. Well, what I did not share was that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) … Continue reading Superintendent’s Response to my preschooler left on highway
Going out to eat—37 steps in 45 minutes
And of course, the one and only time I ever wanted to find a bathroom with a hand dryer in it, there wasn’t one.
Nobody in this house handles change well
I’m sure many of my fellow moms are having anxiety about what summer will bring.
I took my daughter’s tablet away
So one morning in May, she woke up and searched for her iPad. But instead, she got a note from Santa’s Elf that they had taken it away. (Yes, I blamed the elves for her missing tablet).
Too Cool for her Pre-K Graduation
All I do is work my ass off to help my child behave in a socially acceptable way that is barely passing.
