As days, months, years, and now a decade have passed, I am moving forward with our family’s life in order to embrace life’s open-ended number of possibilities. To be perfectly honest, IRead More…
Two weeks ago my daughter, Hannah, was handed something she doesn’t see very often—a slumber party invitation from a friend. I was very fortunate to be privy to the exchange of theRead More…
On the first of September, my teaching partner and friend, Lori, and I were rolling out our version of Genius Hour to our team of approximately 60 sixth graders. Genius Hour is aRead More…
I can honestly say that I became a better teacher after having children of my own. Don’t take that to mean that a teacher has to have children to be great. I’m justRead More…
Hopefully everyone has had an enjoyable summer, and you have been able to have some fun with your kids! Before you know it, children will be heading back to school with newRead More…
On June 9th of 2016, Liane Kupferberg Carter published Ten Commandments of Special Needs Parenting in The ProsenPeople. Each of the commandments listed in the article stirred strong emotions deep within me dueRead More…
As this year’s Autism Society of America’s National Conference draws near, I am reminded of last year’s conference in Denver and how much information I gleaned as well as the overwhelmingly positiveRead More…
The day after the birth of my son, Connor, my mother brought Hannah to the hospital to meet her little baby brother. It was going to be a big moment for all ofRead More…
Dear Friend, Nine years ago my daughter, Hannah, was diagnosed with Autism. Our world shattered—I’ll bet yours is, too. After her neurologist concurred with our pediatrician’s suspicions, the only thing that keptRead More…
At church a few months ago, our pastor asked the poignant question, “What are you doing with the gifts you were given to help others?” I knew I could pass that questionRead More…