Up In Arms? Again? Expecting Too Much From Others

I like to think I stay on top of the autism community news pretty well. Sometimes I skim through articles, and sometimes, well, I have an autistic child, I don’t necessarily have the time to read something due to caring for him and the chaos that can surround us. But, overall, I really try to [...]

Out of the Blue

When I picked up ds aka Barnacle Boy from school, he walked out of the gate, in his “I feel naked in this” Tony Hawk tank top and shorts, sporting a face that said he was upset but didn’t want it to be immediately obvious, only slightly obvious. On the brisk walk to the car [...]

We Left on a Jet Plane

Last week we headed back east…to the south, specifically. Rural south. Family is there, and so is almost everything I love about rural life, to the point of considering a move. Again. This time, we are really trying to make it happen. More on that later.
We flew. Just four of us this time. Got on [...]