One day I looked at my watch. I noticed that the time hadn’t changed. It still read 2:45 and I knew that time had elapsed. This was also the day that I had a major “aha” moment. It was in that moment that my life changed. I know you are thinking that I am … More Time Stood Still
Let me start by saying that I would never disrespect my ex husband on social media. I believe that he would do the same for me. Now if you come over to my home and bring me a bottle of red wine, the same rule may or may not apply. When I was younger … More That’s Just My Baby’s Daddy
Awareness or acceptance? Do you think light it up blue is not necessary? Is it time to put an end to April is Autism Awareness Month? Or change the focus? Will you accept Sydney when she performs in the school concert? Will you embrace Sydney on a field trip? Will you laugh at her … More Autism Acceptance
The stereotype of rain man = autism is still a reality today. People assume that Sydney is like Rain Man and that she has a special trick. One day someone commented on how she’s an artist and how rare that is. I had to tell them she’s autistic not an artist. My explanation wasn’t helping. … More Viewer Discretion Advised
When I pray at night I ask God to watch over my family, to give me strength and wisdom. I even pray for my ex husband. Not that he get hit with a bolt of lightning or anything. I pray for his happiness. Lastly, I pray please God don’t let me die. As if … More Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
I was the child that loved the library. It was something about handing the librarian my library card. It amazed me when she would stamp the due date on the slip and insert it in the back pocket of the book. I couldn’t wait for my kids to experience that. Southfield Public Library is beautiful. … More All She Wanted Was A Library Card
Children with autism have difficulty sleeping. Sydney is 12 and I can count on my hands the number of times that she slept through the night. The epilepsy made it worse for us. Most of Sydney’s seizures happened at night. After a seizure she would be drenched in sweat, dazed and she would wet … More The Day I Paid $20 For A Gallon Of Milk
We went through a huge speech breakthrough. Syd went from saying juice, juice please, more juice please, to I want juice please. We had Velcro pictures and words all over the house. I used a ring of pictures that she would carry around. If she couldn’t say the word, she would find the picture … More If You Liked It Then You Should Have Put A Ring On It
Sydney is fearless, she’s bold and adventurous. Silence in our home was not the norm. So when I wouldn’t hear her playing, laughing, screaming or singing I would panic. When I hear the stories of children with autism wandering off and drowning it scares me. Sydney has always been curious about nature, flowers, water and … More We Got A Runner
How many of you remember MC Hammer’s song Turn This Mutha Out? Well that was our theme song whenever our family entered the park, zoo, church, a family event you name it. We knew it was a 50/50 chance that we might “turn this mutha out!”. This was before Australia. I felt like a … More Copher’s Community Theme Song
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