It is fall and IEP season is upon us. IEPs suck. I hate them, even the word makes me angry, although that's a totally different post....

If you are a #parent you probably have a calendar of events somewhere. If you have a child with #specialneeds you have a bigger one. If...

Happy Labor Day to everyone! I hope that you had a wonderful holiday and you are feeling ready to start the full school year! Boom!! We...

The summer is winding down and we have officially gotten back into the actual classroom for school this year. When you have a...

Oh COVID - I am so glad to see you leaving. Last summer was so hard, particularly for Jack. There was so little to do and he was...

I remember the articles I started reading about autism after my son was diagnosed. Like many mothers, I needed a reason for the autism so...

The process for becoming a parent takes 9 months. We wait and have all of these dreams and ideas and thoughts about who your child is...

Your child is NOT broken. And that means your child can learn and grow. It likely doesn't look the same as a typically developing kid but...

Special Needs parents have, I feel, six mindsets that need to consider. Six decisions that they need to make, on purpose, to help them...

You know how it goes. You are cruising along, getting all of the things done. Managing the house, the kids, the dogs, school, work...you...

Savannah oh na na...you know my heart is in Savannah oh na na… LOL our first trip to Savannah GA was about 2 years ago now and I gotta...

You know how it is. The alarm goes off, you hit snooze and you either: Fall back asleep immediately or Lay in bed trying to talk yourself...

It’s been almost a year with COVID. And what a year it has been. Unlike any I think we have ever really had before. I had another post...

Working out is a process of tearing, or damaging, muscle fiber then allowing that muscle fiber to heal to create more muscle fiber. More...

Too many rules makes people unhappy. It’s true. Rules are the ideas and expectations you have for your life. They are the things that you...

Happy #Valentine’sDay! Today is the day of love. This holiday surprisingly has roots that date all the way back to ancient Rome which I...

Shinrin-yoku - forest bathing Forest bathing is a Japanese practice of walking in the woods to experience your 5 senses. It is slow,...

I think one of the hardest things about parenting right now is technology use. When I was a kid my parents were warned about too much...

My plan is to live to 120. That’s the goal. 120 years old. I figure that keeps me alive longer than my son so that I can be sure his...