BE PATIENT- It All Works Out In Time
It went so very fast! We just dropped our daughter off and now here I am helping her clear out for winter break. There are no clear words to express my feelings about our daughter’s first quarter c...
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Thoughts on advocacy, law, family, and the work that matters.
Friends
This is my last week home as an empty nestor for the Winter Quarter. I must admit I have been Missing In Action (MIA). So often parents on the Spectrum are scheduled from the start of the day to th...
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Thank you KBJ
I had one of the greatest evenings of my life this week. I had the honor of meeting Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African American Woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court. It was...
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Aren’t You Glad I Was Not Home
So if you live in our state of Florida you know how chaotic life has been for us over the past month. Just when we begin to breathe again-another hurricane heads straight toward us. It has been bey...
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A Whole New World
Usually I have a plethora of issues to discuss on Autism Spectrum Disorder- and don’t get me wrong I still do. However, lately I have been thinking a lot about parents and the journey they embark o...
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You Gotta Have Friends!
My husband and I are blessed with many friends. As you raise your children you sometimes lose touch with people you love but that does not mean they are no longer in your circle. Now that our daugh...
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What are you doing, MOM???
It has only been a couple of weeks, but my family and friends are now asking me- “What am I doing with my time?” Well, the truth is nothing. As a mother I often think of how having a special needs ...
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Starting Anew
So, I left a week ago and it was well strange. Truly the entire experience felt like I landed in OZ. When I came home after dropping off our daughter the house was SO silent! As a parent you become...
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When They Are Ready to Soar!
This week I took my daughter to college, and it was not at all what I expected. I must say the experience was beyond my expectations. Our daughter was excited, open, curious, helpful, and in her co...
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A Whole New World
Next week we are embarking on a whole NEW world! Funny how things turn out. My husband and I met in Atlanta. Our older daughter went to school in Atlanta and here we go again! Every time I return t...
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