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Gaslighting. There’s this new word going around that I had no clue what it meant just a couple weeks ago. But, unfortunately, especially in the special needs world, this term or phrase is practiced far too often. When we hear this term, we often think of healthcare providers shrugging off our worries about our childrens’Continue reading “Gaslighting”

Life has been extremely hectic and tough around here lately. My daughter, Opal, was diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum six months ago, so we have been in and out of doctors’ offices, therapies, doing multiple evaluations for said therapies, and then our youngest, Lucy, has started needing physical therapy. That’s four different therapies, 5 timesContinue reading “Enjoying the Rain”

I’m going to tell you from my standpoint before I became a special needs parent to an autistic kiddo! It hurts so much now the way I thought and assumed before! I had no idea what Autism was. Here’s what I assumed about people with Autism.-they can’t talk-they can’t understand you-they don’t like other people-theyContinue reading “Biggest Misconceptions About Autism”

Whenever you hear the word “Autism,” there are probably multiple people that come to your mind! But, like I’ve heard time and time again and have known to be true, one person with Autism is one person with Autism. No two are exactly alike. One kiddo may struggle in sensory areas more than another whoContinue reading “To the Momma Picking Her Child Up From Therapy Today, I See You.”

I knew I always wanted a daughter. In fact, I had names picked out all throughout my childhood! When I was six years old, I made one up! Well, kind of. You know those songs or movie quotes you think someone is saying something but then you grow up and realize that’s not what theyContinue reading “Names Have Power”

My daughter Opal is three years old. She loves trampolines, playing in water, swinging, and watching a few of her favorite movies. We are HUGE Disney fans in our house, so we’re always watching Disney plus, but Opal’s absolute favorite movies include Cinderella, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and Monsters Inc. (Monster’s Inc. AND Monster’s University!)Continue reading “A Girl and Her Friend, Sully”

Today, we decided that since my husband was off work we would take our two girls to the park! Lucy is 14 months old and Opal is 3 years old, and diagnosed with Autism. Her favorite, and only really thing she likes to do at the park, is swing. That girl could swing for hours.Continue reading ““Alone” at the Playground”

Our family is going through a brand new journey right now. One that we didn’t see coming. One that we had no education about. One that is assumed to be much different than it actually is. Our new journey is Autism. Our daughter is 3 years old and was just recently diagnosed with Autism. ThisContinue reading “My Heart Goes Out to You”

Thank you, Lucy. Thirteen months ago, we had another baby girl. Lucy Joy. She was a completely different baby than her big sister, Opal Grace. She didn’t like to sleep much or be put down or stop eating for the first six months of her life. It was so much harder the second go around,Continue reading “Thank you, Lucy”

“I’m fine, yeah I’m fine, oh I’m fine, hey I’m fine but I’m not. I’m broken.” In this song that Matthew West sings, he talks about how there are two lies we all believe. The first is that we’re supposed to have it all together. The second is that everybody’s life is perfect except yours.Continue reading “Am I the Only One?”