by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 7, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood
Hey there! Do a virtual hop, skip and a jump with me today as I blog o'er at The Wishing Well at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. I'm recapping some strategies that have taken me through the last 18 years on the real-time Journey with...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 25, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Photo by Bill Bangham; art by Grace Walker Goad; graphic design by Kylie Beck. Cover, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Discovery Newsletter, Fall, 2012 issue on Autism Therapies for Adolescents.
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 20, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!
It was an impromptu after-school mom-and-daughter date. We leave the coffeehouse, our tongues greedily searching for and savoring minute traces of hot chocolate. On her small back, I place my hand as we walk to our car. Then, it occurs to me in a flash of meaning and...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 18, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
Angst. Just heart-wrenching angst. That is how I would describe this past weekend. There were moments of joy that I deliberately infused into my days and evenings. It was especially important to me to separate from the media mania surrounding the Newtown shootings. I...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 17, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Nashville!
WSMV Channel 4 This story will eventually be taken from the television station's website, but you can continue to read the print version of the story here:...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 15, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Technology/Blogging
We come together. Mothers, fathers, families. Suddenly, we find ourselves in an unexpected community. There are those of us who started this journey around the same time. We are sort of the veterans, though there are those older and longer on the path than ourselves....
