Since our interview with author and mom, Hellen C Hipp, six months ago, her book has been turned into an audio version of the book, A Different Kind of Safari. You can watch the book trailer with Ray reading his parts. It’s wonderful! During our interview with Hellen, she discussed the real safari that her […]
With Christmas approaching quickly, we are sharing again some of the great books written by our radio show guests from this year. Lets start with Camilla Downs, a single mom and best selling author of D iz for Different. During our interview with Camilla, she shares her children’s medical diagnosis, and the process of writing […]
Every morning, I get my daughter out of bed. Some days she gets up on her own. Some days I have to coax. Some days I have to drag her out. The only thing that does not change is that her bed is wet. Well, maybe 1 out of 10 times, it’s not wet. Yes, […]
Last month I shared how I became a KiteReader.com ambassador and as part of that program, I get to read and review children’s ebooks. This is my first review, based on the book my 11 year old daughter (who has autism) chose. While this is a book meant for younger readers, my daughter enjoys an […]
If you’ll read through to Discover who Goulia is, I think you might see how these dolls actually can mirror the life of our kids.
A couple weeks ago I joined the campaign through Swerve.com for Card.com in order to try out their pre-paid credit card service because they had Autism cards!
I’m saying this a lot lately. Printable worksheets, checklists, and forms have saved my ass this last year. As a single mom with a child on the autism spectrum, I have a lot to keep track of. Sometimes the paperwork involved in keeping just one daughter in order is like managing the paperwork of 10 kids!
Despicable Me 2 Gifts For the Holidays Christmas is right around the corner. Even though we don’t identify with any particular religion at our house, we do the whole celebrate-the-Christmas-season-with expensive-gifts. However, with a child that has autism, I never know how happy the gifts will actually make her. Despicable Me 2 PVC 2 Inch […]
Ego is the part of us that wants to be noticed, wants glory and acknowledgement and can often derail our relationships. My experience as a special needs mom is that my ego gets squashed often by my child and the adults who don’t understand her.
Does it feel that way to you? Does it feel like you never get “heard”?
It’s National Disaster Education and Preparedness month! Since I’m no stranger to natural disasters – and a few man made ones too – we’ll be covering how to prepare for disaster for you and your family. Throughout July, we’ll also be taking a look at resources to learn more and products and services that can specifically help you with your special needs kids and family.