Guiding Light

Guiding Light

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...
Handbook

Handbook

“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...
TLC

TLC

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...
Picture Perfect

Picture Perfect

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...