DOG. No way! This was my mind set on having a family dog. Caring and providing for our daughter Abigail takes up so much of our time, how could we possibly take on a dog! Yes, this was my declaration, until I met Gracie. First, it was the warmth I felt when I pet her behind the ears for […]
Being an artist and a parent of an autistic child I can have very low moments when it doesn’t seem like I’ll ever get around the funk of being overwhelmed or glum. To my minds credit it’s always seeking out glints of hope, ways to rethink this experience so, my creativity can breath. I think this video […]
Right now there is something very magical for our “pixie of a girl” in just slightly opening the kitchen pantry door and touching the recycled plastic bags inside. Many, many times just this morning she needed to cross the kitchen floor from her chair and feel the sandwich bags on the shelf with her finger tips. It […]
Keeping a level head with my autistic daughter can be hard. She brings unpredictability and confusion to my daily dance floor and if I’m tired or preoccupied with my own agenda she can easily spin me around like a rag doll and then I quickly loose my objectivity and fall. I started this post a few […]
SNOWING hard when we headed back home from dropping big brother off at school. No breakfast Both HUNGRY! Hunger became a great motivator for my back seat traveler. “MEAT” she said. “MEAT,meat MEAT” With the snow washing my visibility I was still determined to grab this communication opportunity so the adventure began with me giving […]
The absence in our family makes are family. I guess I’ve been struggling for quite awhile on how to approach privacy on this blog. My intent is to share my daughter and our experiences but my mind vacillates with using her name and where we live. I read other blogs that freely share their […]
“In House.” “In my house.” “Eat(ing) in my house.” “Girl in house.” “Different (signed) house.” “Go to home.” Our daughter’s first phrases. A powerful beginning. She’s making Observations and seeing that it can be a Destination She said it often and we all reinforced her communication with affirming responses. With time we realized […]
