by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 30, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Dear Grace, You'll never understand what I did for you today. Nor, what I do for you almost every day. No matter. Because, here's the deal, sweet daughter:
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 29, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Spirituality
From his active Facebook persona and well-established blog, I knew that author Robert Rummel-Hudson was a bit edgy. And, (my bad,) I'd never heard of the author until he appeared on a Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson panel of parents discussing augmentive assistive...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 24, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability
By the time you read this, I will have visited three more art centers/programs for people with disAbilities in North Carolina. I've been dropping little hints here since the spring that I'm exploring creating an integrated (both artists with and without...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 22, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood
Over bowls of chips and salsa, “the queen mother” quietly recommended that I read this book. A year went by and over some other assortment of waist-widening grub–a buffet spread prepared by one of our sister Mothers From Hell, the queen mother, our...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 19, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood
What do I think? I'm often asked by those curious about my views on autism. One of the specific questions I'm asked with some regularity is what I think of Jenny McCarthy. The former Playboy model, turned actress, turned autism activist and anti-vaccine zealot...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 17, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Nature
Our family–which in this case includes Grace's father–from whom I am divorced–his wife and my dear oldest sister and her husband and I–have managed to create a nice little summer rhythm for our beloved Grace. In late May, Grace ends her...
