by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 20, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood
Answer me this: What's with kids and bandaids? I taped up about a half-dozen blisters on my daughter's feet yesterday afternoon. She was rapt. And then, she asked for more. She's 17 and coulda easily put them on herself. She usually does. But as I was...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 13, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics
Despite my self-pledge to post less and keep it lighter this holiday, today's post today is published in honor of the thousands of Tennesseans living with disAbilities who receive minimal but important funds from The Family Support Program, which is currently on...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 6, 2011 | Autism/Disability
"Diffability" by Alice Duva, used with permission Diffability -noun 1. To perform in a manner physically, cognitively or emotionally that is not consistent with a standard ...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 4, 2011 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics
Dear Occupy Nashville, Thank you for fulfilling your civic duty, for telling your truth, for standing up for the little guys–most of us are they little guys. Thank you for being passionate, for being brave, for sacrificing for those of us who just cannot. Thank...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 29, 2011 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
Monday, Dec. 5: THIS SALE HAS ENDED! We have a skeleton inventory (3 sets!) Thank you All who purchased. We will print more cards probably by spring or before but these were the last of the archival inks & papers if not these designs as well. The bottom design is...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 22, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Technology/Blogging
Today's usual Wednesday "Autism/DisAbility" blog entry is posted over at imamomtoo. Please click over and read my take about taking responsibility for our own feelings when we "think" others are staring at or judging our children with autism...
