This is my story, my perspective and is in no means meant to underscore your views or feelings during this difficult time. It is also not meant to garner pity as I have faith that my son will come out of all this stronger and more resilient than ever before. However, in a world inundated with endless COVID madness that tends to provoke fear and tell only one side of the story, I feel it is important to share what our son and family has experienced since March of 2020. As I write this, I am still raw from an incident we had on our local pier after over a month of forward progress. We had to cal ..read more

Ten Lessons as I turn 43. So much wiser than I was at 33 or even 23. As I reflect on this past year I know it has made me stronger, more compassionate, and steady in my convictions. 42 was filled with challenges which taught me: 1. My parents are not perfect and neither am I. They love me the best way they can and I am incredibly lucky. 2. My children are getting older and figuring out who they are. It is time to guide them the best way I can. Even my 16 year old with autism. 3. I left a job I truly enjoyed until my son needed me more then FedEx. If I am honest the Covid restrictions took awa ..read more

Anonymous: We have become SO isolated during the pandemic. Autism is already isolating, especially with puberty bringing rage issues. We already have no family in the area. And friends weren't being as cautious as we were while the pandemic was raging (and still a large gap now). So we were uncomfortable risking get-togethers of any kind. Further isolation. Now, we are only willing to do outdoor get-togethers with the Delta variant raging, but our friends are (still) engaging in travel and working in offices. With our situation, not having family and not having reliable respite and therapy pr ..read more

When I started this podcast in 2019, I just wanted to share our story. All things Paige (now 19) triumphs, struggles and all the in-between. The podcast started to evolve and I wanted to have friends on to tell their stories. Vanessa was on Episode 2! Vanessa and I have been friends for years, we chat about many things, we go on adventures, have meals together and most importantly understand each others struggles and give love support when needed. The episode she was on, was taped in my car on my iPhone. We chatted so long the phone showed the "heat warning". I took the summer off taping the ..read more