The Power of Nature to Be Present in the Now
It is possible to be physically present in nature but not be present in the one "Now" moment that nature encourages. I recall the time I walked the length of Radnor Lake, and only at the end did I realize I'd not been present in the beauty surrounding me. Instead, I...
Summer No. Six & Update on Our Possible Move
The veteran parents warned us newbies that we'd soon get a rude shock and it would be followed by a series of shocks throughout the growing up years of our sons and daughters with autism. If we were lucky enough to receive a diagnosis before the age of three, and...
Forgiveness: A Mother’s Day Gift for Both of Us
Mother's day. This year's Hallmark celebration came and went. And, my own Mother's been gone for seven years now. Oddly, I feel closer to her now than I may have ever felt when she was living. That's due mostly to the shifts within me. I spoke last week to a friend...
Tennessee Legislature Graded “F-” Minus for its 2014-15 Failures; An All-Time Worst
Just when we thought Tennessee's red legislature could not become scarier or exercise worse judgment, this now closed 2014-15 session receives an "F" for failure and an all-time worst legislative session. I've turned to several devoted activist friends to articulate...
Random Thoughts on Autism Awareness Month, 2015
Funny how time renders perspective. Even a different way of looking at things once held as definitive truth and "the way." The "right" way. I now get it. I totally get why that older mom was so miffed and would mouth off against research versus where rubber meets the...
Nashville Film Festival Features Documentary About Youth w/ Autism in Transition 4/23
Nashville Film Festival Features Documentary About Youth w/ Autism in Transition 4/23 A first kiss, a first dance. These are the rites of passage of American youth that hold the promise of magic, romance, and initiation into adulthood. For youth from all walks...
The Silver Tsunami & #AutismPost21Crisis
In our nearly two-decades-old, small, local meet-up group of moms with sons and daughters who have disAbilities, (plus a dad or two, and a few friends who work on behalf of our community,) we call her the queen. Not just any queen, but the Queen Mother. Or,...
