by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 2, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
Why, my sister bemoaned, do the theaters release a gazillion new must-see flicks at the time of year we busy ourselves the most? My companion and I took Grace to see Life of Pi last night. I remember where I was and what year it was when I read the novel. (It was...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 26, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!
This is a tricky blog post to write. If you are not a member of our community, or if you are new to "AutismLand," you may not be aware that we don't all love each other and share warm fuzzy hugs. At least, historically. Unfortunately, I hear this is true...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 22, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality
Gratitude is "good." It is heartfelt and lovely. And somehow I missed the call out that the 30 days of November would be a social media exercise for sharing one's daily gratitude via Facebook. So much of the messages on the medium are any thing but...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 8, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
Nashville–In a continuing effort to “make the invisible visible,” The Arc Davidson County and The Arc Williamson County join together in co-sponsoring The Sprout Touring Film Festival, an evening of short films by and/or concerning, people with...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 1, 2012 | Art, Nashville!, Nature
West Nashville Farmer's Market, Fall 2011
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 30, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood
Are you a visual person? Chances are, if you are a parent of a child with autism, you’re visual like me. If you’re an artist, ditto. Here’s a coping strategy I developed early in my journey with my daughter. Most all our special needs children are...
