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Explaining Death

I have a situation fast approaching that I have not dealt with before. A close family member is succumbing to cancer and there will be a funeral in about a week. I will need to talk about the death and funeral with bot…
Who'd Tickle You?

Something I have always promised myself that I will deliver to The Boy and Lid is complete honesty. At time, this has been challenging. There have been what we will write off as fibs, where fingers are crossed behind…
When You Are No Longer Here

Having read over my posts for the past several weeks I have noticed that I have been a total maudlin pain in the butt. I would like to take this moment to thank everyone for coming back. I was thinking of blaming i…
Saying Goodbye to a Friend

Our neighbor and good friend Matt died unexpectedly on Tuesday this past week. He was Sammy's buddy. Every time Sam saw his truck pull up he ran outside to say "HI BUDDY WHAT'CHA DOING BUDDY?" and Matt always answered…
For Many, Autism Can Be Deadly

The blog Lives Lost to Autism was started in 2010 and over the years several people have published content on the blog. Lives Lost to Autism blog is an Autism Light because they are keeping records to help the world r…
Saying Goodbye to a Genius of Our Time

The Einstein of our time, the Henry Ford of our time, a true genius of our time ....
Rest In Peace Steve, We Will Miss You

Without Steve Jobs, Gracie might not be calling me Mummy. He truly changed our lives. Rest in Peace Steve, we will miss you. xx
Death of Jerry the Fish

Pudding’s short life has so far been pretty charmed, in that she hasn’t known much loss. When we’ve gone to museums and looked at animals, I’ve tried to explain that they are not alive, as…
Looking into the Lives Lost to Autism

While stories of deaths involving the autism spectrum are rarely reported outside of local affiliates, there’s no secret to the potentially stressful challenge that lies for caregivers of autistic people, part…
Explaining Death to Someone with Autism

There are many things that make life difficult when you have a child with autism. This month, I had the unfortunate task of explaining the death of a loved one to my children. This was hard enough to do with my typi…