On autism and public nuisance: My thoughts on the recent lawsuit brought against the parents of a boy who has autism and aggressive behaviors. Some of you may have heard about the lawsuit that two families in a Sunnyvale, CA…
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*Due to having a broken shoulder and typing with one hand being extremely annoying, I have decided to re-publish older posts. This story was originally published on April 14, 2015. Have you ever wished that God would provide a silly…
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According to Autism Speaks, 1 in 68 people are autistic and it’s the fastest growing developmental disorder in the US. Currently, there is no cure for autism, but some people are demanding that one be found. However, the majority of…
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My daughter Bethany has autism. She is also a brain tumor survivor. For years now, she has vehemently tried to control the people and things in her environment. Thanks to counseling, I now know that Bethany’s strong need to keep…
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It’s a fact of life: Sometimes people with special needs have special needs meltdowns. My daughter Bethany has quite a few special needs and unfortunately, one of them is the inability to always remain in control of her anger. I’m…
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There’s a bit of a controversy as to whether we should teach sight words or use the phonics method when teaching kids with autism how to read. We’ve all heard that old, familiar saying, “When you’ve seen one person with…
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I’m excited about the two autism parenting books I recently purchased! Being the mom of an autistic daughter, I already have quite a few autism parenting books in my collection. I’ve got books on toilet training your autistic child, preparing…
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I’ll be perfectly honest with you all. We were not really expecting our special needs Christmas celebration to work out very well this year! We tried to remain, optimistic, upbeat and hopeful. But frankly, we were sort of expecting this…
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Bethany seems to have a love-hate relationship with her special needs bowling night! If you ask her if she likes bowling, she’ll get a big smile on her face and shake her whole body in the affirmative! When she’s not…
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Thinking about the time in the future when my husband and I will no longer be around to love, care for and keep our special needs daughter, Bethany safe is overwhelmingly sad. Envisioning Bethany’s life without either of us in…
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