All posts tagged "profound autism"
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Brick Life
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 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
/ 2 years agoBirthday Boy
You’re turning twenty today. I still find it impossible that you now tower over me, but at my 5’1” height, maybe...
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Brick Life
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 3 years agoAt the Boardwalk: Sharing Shore Love With My Teen With Autism
This week in the 90-something degree heat (I’m a glutton for punishment) I took my nineteen-year-old severely autistic son to our...