Part Five of a Five-Post Series about one woman’s experiences with her son who has autism.
For the past four days I’ve shared my stories and tips for helping your child with autism start a path to recovery. Now cut back to our little family 10 months after the initial diagnosis. I still don’t have all [...]

Part Four of a Five-Post Series about one woman’s experiences with her son who has autism.
The steps to treat a child with autism are stressful and overwhelming… what to do, what not to do, who to talk to, where to go…. Those questions are endless, so just take it step by step and day by [...]

Part Three of a Five-Post Series about one woman’s experiences with her son who has autism.
One of the major problems with autism – and there are many for parents – is that there is no guidebook. There is no tour guide. There is no manual. There is not one doctor. There is not one method. [...]

Part Two of a Five-Post Series about one woman’s experiences with her son who has autism.
Tommy had been going through evaluations with the school district that prompted me in the days preceding the party at the duck pond to get a developmental psychologist’s opinion. A few weeks later Tommy was diagnosed with autism, and as [...]

Part One of a Five-Post Series about one woman’s experiences with her son who has autism.
I will forever remember the day…
It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon, and my 3-year-old twins and I were off to a birthday party for one of our closest friends. When I pulled up my heart sank…it was at a duck [...]