I put my son on the school bus this morning and sent him off to his first day of high school. He was so excited to go. He kept saying, “I get to make new friends!” He was smiling from ear to ear and dancing around the front yard as we waited for the bus … Continue reading Words
autism awareness
Meatballs & Butterflies
April is Autism Awareness Month. I'm aware of autism every day because I have a 13-year-old son on the autism spectrum. He was diagnosed when he was in kindergarten. The teacher, a woman who'd been in the profession for 25 years, contacted me about excessive verbal outbursts. He would just shout out random sounds throughout … Continue reading Meatballs & Butterflies
