So, when did I become the Grinch?? While it’s a role I play to the ‘T’ - I’m talking Academy Awards here people, I don’t think I’ve always been a Grinch. You see, Christmas and Autism isn’t really an easy time. Early Years It all started when Teo was young. I was excited to get…

Today is the start of National Disability Awareness Week and we are celebrating it under the theme: Powered By Inclusion. Am I in Your Village? Honestly, if I had my wish, this question, “Am I in Your Village?” would be something everyone-business, government ministry, organization, school, church congregation, etc. would ask and reflect on repeatedly…

Yesterday was Children’s Day and Belize celebrated it under the theme: Reimagining a Better Future for Every Child.  While thinking and planning for the future of our kiddos is usually a very scary and stressful thing to do, for us special needs parents, I really thought this theme was timely and on point. From the…

This morning I was invited to be the Guest Speaker for the PTT Learning Center Seminar: Inclusive Education: Special Needs in the 21st Century. I thought I would share here... I can still remember the day I got Teo’s diagnosis. Well, the first time anyway. I had taken a ferry from the British Virgin Islands…

This week's A Parent's Perspective Blog is actually a VLOG. I am so excited for you guys to watch this. One of our most active parent's in our support group, Marisela Craig, is a mom of a very cool and flirty young man with Downs Syndrome (YES- ALL parents with special needs kiddos are welcome…