by Ashley McClain | Apr 27, 2023 | Parent Perspective |
It is not often that I spend time away from my family, however, as an independent college advisor and higher education professional I had an opportunity for a professional development visit on a college campus. As a mother of a child on the spectrum with learning...
by Ashley McClain | Feb 18, 2023 | Parent Perspective |
For some it would seem like it was a quick trip to the corner store but to our family it was so much more.Behind our trip and this moment are years of fear of the unknown, tears of struggles, guilt of not being able to fix things that weren’t typical and many other...
by Ashley McClain | Dec 17, 2022 | Parent Perspective |
“I am confident in my assessment that he has autism.” It was a stinging felling to hear this. I can still remember that day vividly and feel all the emotions. It has been about a year and a half since this day. Although we received the official diagnosis, we didn’t...
by Ashley McClain | Oct 27, 2022 | Parent Perspective |
As every parent, I worry about the health and well-being of my children. From the day to day planning to future goals, it is my job to be there to support them. When I earned the term special needs parent, that worry escalated. Many more factors came into play such as...
by Ashley McClain | Aug 20, 2022 | Parent Perspective |
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Colton likes to take pictures on his ‘talker’ (his AAC device). This is something I knew, and his providers and I have used as a resource from time to time. However, recently I was adjusting some aspects on the device and...
