by Leisa A. Hammett | May 3, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Travel
Right now GraceArt is showing coast to coast: From Seattle (HeART of the Spectrum) to the Massachusetts' Berkshires to solo in North Carolina (The Artery Gallery, Greensboro, extended through May 9,) to down home here in Nashville. Both the shows at the Good...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 1, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Yes, Grace is graduating in two-and-a-half weeks. Readers, I realize you've been getting a "Journey with Grace" lite with all of our art show and speaking-related travels during "Autism Acceptance* Month," which is slowing down some but...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 29, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Spirituality
What's the ridiculous statistic on the number of autism books published–per day, week, month? My writing coach shared it with me once. I cannot find it now, but if I didn't believe in the power of my own voice and have the umphhh of creative drive, I...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 22, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!
Sometimes we "special needs parents" live in a fantasyland. A utopia created within the confines of our minds. An imagined world built from the answers to questions such as: What would life be like if our children were accepted as they are? What if their...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 15, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood
In a moment's breather, I stood behind the counter and surveyed the packed house. That's when I saw her down at the counter's end where she stood scanning the choices of appetizers before her. She'd arrived sometime during the night's hustle at my...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 12, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Travel
Cloning oneself is necessity for our community during April, which is national Autism Awareness Month. It's also the threshold of gotta-get-outside-and-play spring events, cool retreats, and the Nashville Film Festival, and, of course, all things autism....
