Understanding Early Intervention

Most of us who have children diagnosed with a special need are familiar with early intervention, or at least we ought to be.  Starting at pretty much birth, medical providers begin asking parents questions regarding growth and development.  As that baby ages, the questions change to reflect the appropriate developmental stage.  And if there are……

The Global Autism Project

My goal with this blog is to educate, encourage, and empower other parents who have children with special needs.  As such, it is important to promote organizations that provide resources that help families live their best lives, regardless of the limitations that befell them.  My dear friend,  Angela, has dedicated much of her adult life……

Thank You, Brian Dawkins

On Saturday, August 4, former Philadelphia Eagles safety, Brian Dawkins was officially inducted into the National Football Hall of Fame.  For every man who plays or coaches the game, this is the goal- to be immortalized into football history.  To know that for all time, the game of football was forever changed because you had……

On the Wait List

As a military family, we move around a lot.  In the last 5 years, we’ve lived in 3 different places.  For some people, like my husband, this is normal as he grew up with the Army.  For others,like myself, it is quite different as I spent almost all my childhood in the same home.  Nonetheless,……