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How to Get Ahead in the Getting a Services for your Special Needs Child

1. Buy a hard cover notebook and write the date at the top of the page every day. Carry it everywhere and write down the name, number and title of everyone you speak to in relation to services for your child. Just pr…
Why I support Autism Speaks

I'm sure this will be an unpopular post, especially among my autistic readers. Guess that's okay, it wouldn't be a good blog if I only said things people like. Other autistics have questioned why I support Autism Spea…
The System Needs Fixing - NOT the Child!

Angry blogs are never a good idea but in more cases than not totally can’t be helped. I used to daydream about what life would be like when I’m a mummy, Like most young girls I saw the perfect picture of m…
Changes in Policy

You might remember a letter that I wrote to the vice president of student life at my former college. I went to a small, private, Christian college in Western Pennsylvania. It's extremely academically-focused, and stu…
Autism Mom Shares Her Experience

Today, I would like to share my interview with Chantal Sicile-Kira, mother of an autistic son, author and speaker. Thank you, Chantal, for doing this interview with me. 1. Can you share with my readers who you are…
Helping Others When Autism is in Your Life

Autism is a burden. An albatross financially, emotionally and physically. It takes every penny, every ounce of strength, the fiber of one's being to care for someone with autism. And what happens to the caregiver whe…
Will Someone Please Care About My Child?

''Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.'' Khalil Gibran My husband and I called together our service coordinator, o…
Unity needed within the Autism Community

I have been holding my tongue for some time and I absolutely cannot stand it anymore. The ‘infighting’ among the autism community grates at my inner core and I find myself needing to come forth in order to…
A Kid Again

Mandi Welbaum, founder of SpecialMomTalk (a website for parents of special needs kids) and MandiMindingMoney has announced that she will be walking for an organization called A Kid Again. A Kid Again is a non-profit…
Information Makes Brighter Futures

In an ideal world, children go to school, learn, grow up and become educated and independent adults. Parents do not worry about whether their children are normal or not. They do not have children with a disability, b…