Tag: autism awareness
Autism + Anxiety + Puberty :: My Challenging Era
{Subtitle: "Where is my sweet boy, and what have you done with him?"}
Sixteen years ago, our family began celebrating Autism Awareness Month shortly after...
Becoming Your Adult Child’s Legal Guardian
April is Autism Awareness Month.
I feel a certain obligation to write about my personal experiences with autism each April. When I first held my...
What Autism Means to Me
Matthew's Story:
In December 2004, our youngest son, Matthew, was born after an uneventful pregnancy. In fact, he achieved typical developmental milestones until about fifteen-eighteen...
My 1 in 54
When April rolls around each year, I prepare for increased sensitivity to the awareness my family lives with every month, every day, every hour--Autism...
Non-Profit Spotlight: Autism Pensacola
According to the CDC's latest study (2020), 1 in 54 children are on the autism spectrum, up from 1 in 88 in 2010. Once...