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From Heartache to Hope Revisited
My last post update on our book, From Heartache to Hope: Middle Tennessee Families Living with Autism, is here. I also wanted to show you how pretty our book looks--see above--at internationally recognized Parnassu… -
Loving a Person with a DisAbility
Dear Family, On Wednesday, we had a bowling match against David Lipscomb. I won 2 of my 3 games! The second game was really close… I only beat my opponent by 5 pins! Ms. Amanda was on the edge of her seat. The… -
Equine & Artistic Expression
In Middle Tennessee, we are very blessed to have a long-standing, highly successfully recreational and therapeutic horseback riding program for children and youth with disAbilities, called SaddleUP! Weeks ago, event r… -
Romance with Skies of Gratitude
After she had opened the bounty of gifts we other mothers of children with autism had bought for her to re-establish her home--destroyed by Hurricane Katrina--Joyce wiped her tears and shared that she never understood… -
What You are Doing Matters
On Wednesdays, since I write here about autism/disAbility, that means I'm often also usually dually "covering" Motherhood. So, I thought it perfect to share this video that originally appeared in a photoblog I read ev… -
Defining Autism: A Perspective on DSM-5
You may have heard, read or seen the flap on the news. Parents of children on the autism spectrum and adults with high-functioning forms, such as Asperger's are. Not. Happy. Frankly, it's all so confusing and I wa… -
Show & Tell: "What I Did for My Summer Vacation"
I'm giving this summer the finger. Well, actually, I mean, well, the wave of us Mothers From Hell & Friends is the slightly raised third finger. And that's me above driving The Divorce Mobile in two-thousand-and-… -
Spectrum Wisdom, Power & Beauty
Do you know about TED? You must if you don't! It shouldn't have surprised me to discover, on someone's blog, Temple's on TED....The You Tube video, below, is is long. Eighteen minutes worth. BUT! It's an amazing lecture… -
Best-selling Novelist Picoult Rules the House with Book on Asperger's
After submitting my press credentials, I requested a press review copy of House Rules from the publisher. This is an independent review. -
It's time to Deal with the Future
It happens every January. Like clockwork. The phones of the local Autism Society begin to ring. Frequently. The January Autism Orientation, which I co-lead, has more than it's usual numbers of reservations. It's time,…

