Being Kind vs. “Act”-ing Kind
It's a feel good story. Facebook's newsfeeds streamed reposts of NBC News Anchor Ann Curry's suggestion that Americans do one act of kindness for every student and faculty member shot at the Newtown massacre. I appreciated the story behind it--that...
She Lives On
It's the fourth one without her. The day came and went before I realized that it was the anniversary of mother's death. She left us before Christmas, 2008. Time passes. Life goes on. But at times, the volume of memories surrounding her increases. Like now....
Merry Christmas from Leisa & Grace
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.
Cradling a Special Heart
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...
Looking Within
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...
Middle Tennessee Autism Advocates Speak Out on Newtown Implications
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: http://www.wsmv.com/story/20367653/autism-advocates-seek-to-educate-despite-rumors-in-ct-shooting
Autism Community’s Newtown Fallout
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....
