Autism Almost 21

Let the Change Begin.  I received word today that RJC will start her new program.  Tomorrow.  I went into her room and sat down on her bed...

Turns out there are different types of tears.  Graduation day proved that. It's funny how you can build something up in your mind, and...

Yesterday was RJC's 21st birthday.  It was a regular day.  She went to school.  I went to work.  The family went to Friendly's.  Yet...

I generally look at the bright side of things.  It drives some of my closest friends crazy.  This post, however, is about the reality of the...

We thought we had a program.  Then we didn't.  Now we do.  Technically, RJC has a program.  I just think of it as "ours." I ...

Today was the middle day of school vacation.  Two days behind us, two more days to go.  RJC has people to hang out with most of this week, b...

I've been doing this parenting-a-child-with-autism thing for 20 years, 10 months, and 3 days.  Not that I'm counting.  Some days I d...