The blessings and challenges of raising a child on the spectrum

I knew my ten-year-old son Elijah was on the Spectrum long before he was diagnosed.  Maybe it was my education as a counselor and two decades of…


When your child has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder

The church was packed. The music was loud. Lily clasped her hands over her ears and started to shake. Her father gave her a pair of earphones and…


Parenting Interrupted: The Joys And Challenges of Autism

When you're pregnant you pray for 10 fingers 10 toes, right? When my boys were in preschool, I remember the first day pulling up to firetrucks at…