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 […]
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Families with autism need community.
Tap the plastic bags
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 […]
“Sifting Through Emotions” – a rough morning together
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 […]
Keeping her name…
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 […]