All posts tagged "autism awareness"
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoAdulthood
Dear Justin, My dear boy, you’ve recently rounded the corner into adulthood, which is a still a difficult concept for...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoBirthday Boy
It’s hard for me to believe but today, you, my firstborn severely autistic son, are eighteen years old. It seems like...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoHappy Mother’s Day
What a difference a year makes. I am happy to say that this Mother’s Day will be very different than last...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoBig Shot
On Monday, my husband, Justin, and I had an experience that I can only describe as the equivalent of what passes...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoWorld Autism Day
And yet again, it’s World Autism Awareness Day. I’ve written many different types of posts surrounding this event over the years....
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoThe Light at the End of the Tunnel
I’m beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel. This past week we got the welcome news that...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoWe’ve Got This
He eagerly stands by the door as I assure him his bus has come, and my lanky seventeen-year-old with severe autism...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoGuardianship
In just a few short months my eldest son, who is severely autistic, will turn eighteen. I’m having trouble wrapping my...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoThis Too Shall Pass
When Covid first began nine long months ago, I remember thinking about what impact this disease would have on the autism...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoThe Other Side
He draped his entire body over mine, my severely autistic teenaged boy. We were getting dressed and ready for in-person school...