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Advocacy is a Skill

I suppose I already knew it. I have a couple of friends who advocate professionally (which is amazing, all by itself!) It just didn’t hit home until I found myself in a position wh…

Becka
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Parenting

It Takes a Village

Hello, friends. I wrote this post the week that we came home from the hospital with Big Brother after his surgery. I didn’t realize that his recovery was going to require more than…

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Parenting

My "Easy One"

Maybe you didn’t notice that I only got one post out in December and only two in November. I noticed. I started a post a long time ago about how the first thing that disappears fro…

Becka
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AutismParenting

Water, Water Everywhere...

Water is one of the most imperative human needs. It’s also one of the most deadly forces in the world. We’ve seen it a lot in the news lately: the devastating effects of hurricanes…

Becka
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Autism

House of Mirrors

This summer we took a trip through a house of mirrors. Actually, we took several trips through. We struggled a bit the first time. It’s very disorienting. It turns out, if we had j…

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Autism

So Here’s What’s NOT Wrong with My Son

This week, I’m writing a rebuttal to my own post (So Just What IS Wrong with Your Son?). I got a lot feedback last week, it just wasn’t what I expected. I really appreciate the lov…

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So Just What IS Wrong with Your Son?

It’s a question I get a lot and it has a complicated answer. I usually just say autism and leave it at that. If I’m feeling generous I might say high functioning autism or even Asp…

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Special NeedsParenting

I Choose "Not Busy"

It’s become a cute, almost fashionable thing to say that “being busy is a choice.” It’s my new favorite thing to hate. Maybe for some people busy is a choice. I envy those people.

Becka
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Parenting

A Life of Complaints

One day someone is going to ask me how I’m doing and I’m going to say, “Great!” and mean it. I say it all the time. Fine, okay, good, great—they’re all a lie. That’s what you do wh…

Becka