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Doing the Right Thing
I'd like to start off the new year with an upbeat story. This is one of my favorite stories that I often share when I go out to speak. I find others love it as much as I do. I believe this story helps to depict our… -
My Christmas and Hanukkah Wish for You
For Christmas and Hanukkah I wish I could tell all parents who have children with autism and special needs that everything is going to be okay. I wish we could come together and I could give you all a big hug. I f… -
Helping My Son Achieve Independence
This is how independence began for my son, Brandon almost fourteen years ago. I found Brandon a small bachelor apartment in a safe neighborhood. At first, we rode the busses together for several weeks until he could fi… -
Don't Be So Quick To Judge
I have often been judged while raising my son, Brandon. People pointed and stared at us yelling rude comments screaming out, “You’re a terrible mother. Can’t you control your child? Your child is a s… -
Seizures Can Tear Your Life Apart
The unwritten oath of a mother is to protect her child and after thirty-nine years, I still cannot do that in the seizure department. That is a hard pill for me to swallow. As I write this, I am searching for a new neu… -
The Power of Positivity
Do you know how powerfully destructive negative input can be? It can tear one apart and make a person doubt them self in all areas of their life. It can stop one from advancing and wanting to do better. It can cause… -
Positive Input is Like a Ray of Sunshine
Do you know how powerfully destructive negative input can be? It can tear one apart and make a person doubt themselves in all areas of their life. It can stop one from advancing and wanting to do better. It can cau… -
Almost a Fiasco
Last week, I was out having lunch with my thirty-eight year old son, Brandon. We were at a self-serve restaurant inside a market. We split up and I went to get the food and Brandon went to get the napkins and silverwa… -
Balancing Independence and Guidance
Whenever I read or hear of a tragic incident that has happened to a child or adult who has autism and special needs, it truly breaks my heart. I feel we are all connected as one big family. When something good happens… -
What I Discovered Along my Autism Journey
It is hard to believe that my son, Brandon, recently celebrated his thirty-eighth birthday. We have been through a lot together. There were many times I felt like giving up and felt beaten down, but my love for my son…
About amaliastarr
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- Name: Amalia Starr
- About Me: I am a mother to an autistic adult son, a motivational speaker, an independent living coach, and author of Raising Brandon. I specialize in supporting parents of children with autism and special needs through workshops, seminars, and private sessions. Utilizing a background in sales and marketing, I was the host of a cable show dedicated to parents who had children with special needs. My results-based approach focuses on empowering both parents and their children to reach their full potential. Starr's newly released book, Raising Brandon, is an autobiographical account of her struggle to raise her son in a world where autism was not understood. The book follows Starr's life from the birth of her youngest son, his diagnosis with autism, intractable epilepsy, severe learning disorders, and her goal to help him live his dream of independence. THERE IS HOPE! www.AmaliaStarrSpeakerAutism.com
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