All posts tagged "autism awareness"
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Brick Life
/ 2 weeks 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months agoFirst Lasts
Call this the summer of “first lasts.” My son Justin, who is twenty, profoundly autistic and non-verbal, will graduate from his...
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Brick Life
/ 5 months agoThe Long Goodbye
He sits casually on a couch in the hot, humid lounge area of his dormitory, my sixteen-year-old son with mild autism...
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Brick Life
/ 8 months agoYin and Yang: Preparing A Teen With Autism to Head to College
FAFSA. Pell Grant. College Prep company. One hundred and thirty colleges and universities represented. Day habilitation. Support Coordination agencies. Vocational training....
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Brick Life
/ 9 months agoThe Waiting Game
I am not good at waiting. When my profoundly autistic son was a baby, I started having concerns about his development...
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Brick Life
/ 10 months agoIt’s Okay
A few months ago, my husband and I took our almost sixteen-year-old high school sophomore to look at colleges. This idea...
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Brick Life
/ 11 months agoBest Moment of 2022
I am, by nature, a planner. Over the years as my severely autistic non-verbal son has grown into manhood I am...
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Brick Life
/ 1 year agoKnowing When to Let Go
The thought occurred to me as I was taking my daily walk, scrolling through pictures on my phone instead of paying...
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Brick Life
/ 1 year agoPromises, Promises: ‘It Gets Better’ Raising a Child With Autism, But Challenges Abound
Promises, promises. I see them on a number of blogs and Facebook posts. Promises that your autistic child will get better....