by admin | Aug 15, 2025 | Parents, Family & Friends, Siblings
In July 2025, we held our first Gulf Coast Sibshop, in collaboration with Embrace Abilities. I was very nervous to run the workshop for the first time, but my fears were eased when I saw a team of volunteers waiting at the location when I arrived to set up. The...
by admin | Mar 6, 2025 | Family & Friends, Parents
To E, who sent a care package and shared her talents As soon as you heard of our son’s first — of a few — diagnoses, you sent a care package for my children. It included a picture book about having an autistic brother and sensory toys. It was the...
by admin | Mar 6, 2025 | Family & Friends, Parents
“What are you doing to take care of yourself” is a question I’ve been asked, with the sweetest intentions, from friends and acquaintances. My child’s pediatrician told me to drink more water. A relative told me to get my hair and nails done. A...
by admin | Mar 6, 2025 | Family & Friends, Parents, Siblings
My middle child’s regression came on quickly. It took us all by surprise and rocked our world. After my husband and I each went through our own confusion followed by stages of grief and desperately trying to figure out what was going on, I saw the emotional wake...