Stories By Kimberlee Rutan McCafferty
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Brick Life
/ 3 weeks agoDo Your Best
Yesterday, I picked up my seventeen-year-old son from his last camping weekend as a scout. Appropriately, the trip had been in...
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Brick Life
/ 1 month agoOff to Work We Go: A Brick Mom on Her Son’s Journey to Adulthood With Autism
Three years ago, my profoundly autistic son turned eighteen. I thought there was a lot to handle then. Revamping our somewhat...
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Brick Life
/ 2 months agoThe Other Shoe
Three weeks ago, I had a surgery on my foot that I’ve been putting off for two years. I’ve been in...
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Brick Life
/ 4 months agoLittle Miracles
Said goodbye to Jenks today. Miracles everywhere. Half the rides closed off? Fifteen years ago a tantrum of such magnificent proportions...
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Brick Life
/ 4 months agoA Brick Mom’s Road Trip to Bittersweet Farms: Family, Autism, And Unforgettable Memories
This summer I had the road trip of a lifetime. For four glorious, childless, caretaking-free days, I had the opportunity to...
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Brick Life
/ 7 months agoGraduation Day
He marches in to Pomp and Circumstance, looking a bit confused but handsome in his cap and gown, and I receive...
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Brick Life
/ 8 months agoAdult Autism Transition
In two weeks, my profoundly autistic son Justin, will graduate from the private autism high school he has attended since he...
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Brick Life
/ 9 months agoA Good Cause
Last weekend my nonprofit, HomeLife21, was fortunate enough to share in a fundraiser with two other organizations, HabCorps and Autism MVP,...
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Brick Life
/ 10 months agoYear of First Lasts.
Once again, the year of first lasts. Last field day with Justin. Last IEP meeting for Justin. Last graduation for Justin,...
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Brick Life
/ 1 year agoMy Littlest Loves
My littlest, not so little, loves. Justin, my first-born, my made-me-a-mom-grown-up son. I love so many things about you. Your joy...