Nonverbal... My son is nonverbal. Do you know what that means? Basically, it means he doesn’t speak or use words to communicate. Actually, he has a couple words. He can say his first name, car, and has a couple one syllable sounds that we now know mean water, shower, pool, outside. But beyond about 10…

Boy how times have changed! Lots are happening in the country that I can’t help thinking about my reaction and life now compared to my initial reaction during the first major shut-down. To be brutally honest, I had a kind of panic attack when they first announced our full shutdown. A Different Type of Worry……

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” ~Angela Y Davis Autism is a life-long neurodevelopmental disorder. That’s a fact. You’ll see things online - these amazing stories about kids who rode a horse or did some new treatment and were miraculously better. Yeah. No.…

IS IT JUST ME? We got Mateo’s diagnosis over 10 years ago. Since then my life has largely revolved around autism - learning, attending training, and searching for schools/therapy/activity options. I’ve tried to help Mateo navigate the world that struggles to understand him. I’ve also tried to make the little bubble we live in as…