by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 5, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
Disclaimer: My local PBS station gave my name to the following speaker's publicist, who then contacted me and asked if would interview Danusis. I was unable to but agreed to post the following as I rendered the information useful. The only compensation I am...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 22, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Goodbye 2009. That's right. Long-time Goodbye. It's the end of the third month of of the second decade of the new millennium, but I'm still saying Goodbye to the last. And that's because I'm Packing. Packing to leave this place. When I took this...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 17, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
On Wednesdays, since I write here about autism/disAbility, that means I'm often also usually dually "covering" Motherhood. So, I thought it perfect to share this video that originally appeared in a photoblog I read every. day. She's listed over...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 10, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood
Book cover, Thinking in Pictures. In my opinion, Temple's best book. Last Saturday, HBO memorialized the world's most famous person living with autism on the collective psyches of mainstream media-loving America. My review of the movie, here. For this...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 3, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood
Whenever autism is portrayed in the popular media, seasoned parent advocates become leery, skeptical. After 13 years on the journey, I've learned repeatedly that in the end, It's All Good. No matter how inaccurate, offensive or off-the-mark the coverage, it...
