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Shift and Slide

Never underestimate the power of laughing.   It gets us through the moments we once thought we could not master. The

Set it Down

Set it down.  These three words are easy to say and at times inconceivable to follow. Parents wear a weighted

What We Leave Behind

I stood on the edge of what we chose to leave behind—the crumbled wreckage of hard hits we watched Jake

“But here we are” – A Poem

At yesterday’s meeting, someone said, “This is rare. Jake’s situation is rare. Ask any neighbor—they wouldn’t believe a school disenrolled a child

Find A Quiet Place

Find a Quiet Place These four words hold so much weight for families like mine. For those doing their best

The Fail Challenge

 What does it feel like to be asked to fail?A disability challenge.The steep kind of fall. This is the only

An Observation

An observation offers only the surface view— like a clear stream that appears shallow until you step in and feel the depth

What Happened to ABA?

As a parent to a child with autism, there was always a steady background hum of ABA talk. Applied Behavioral

For them. For us. For you.

Life turned us upside down in one day.  Not a slow unraveling — a sudden spin.  A forward drop from

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