All posts tagged "autism"
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Brick Life
/ 1 month 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
/ 3 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 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
/ 8 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
/ 9 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 agoNew Year’s Evolution
Yesterday I saw a post on Facebook by a friend. It was an image of a cat kicking the number “2023”...
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Brick Life
/ 1 year agoJust Get Out
As I’ve mentioned before, this is a year of “lasts.” Two weeks ago, my family, including my aunt and my mother,...
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Brick Life
/ 1 year agoHappy Halloween!
We walk over to my car after taking the required Halloween photos outside our front door, my twenty-year-old profoundly autistic son,...
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Brick Life
/ 1 year agoRaining On My Parade
So yesterday, it rained on our parade. A fundraiser for our non-profit, HomeLife21, HabCore, and Autism MVP at the Dublin...
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Brick Life
/ 1 year agoFirst Lasts
Call this the summer of “first lasts.” My son Justin, who is twenty, profoundly autistic and non-verbal, will graduate from his...