All posts tagged "profound autism"
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Brick Life
/ 1 year agoDC Authentic Awareness National Council on Severe Autism
A Place at the Table Last week I had the honor of returning to my second home of Washington,...
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Brick Life
/ 1 year agoTry, Try Again
The other night, my son saw the movie “Up.” This does not sound like a remarkable sentence, particularly since it’s been...
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Brick Life
/ 2 years agoOff to Work We Go: A Brick Mom on Her Son’s Journey to Adulthood With Autism
Three years ago, my profoundly autistic son turned eighteen. I thought there was a lot to handle then. Revamping our somewhat...
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Brick Life
/ 2 years agoLittle Miracles
Said goodbye to Jenks today. Miracles everywhere. Half the rides closed off? Fifteen years ago a tantrum of such magnificent proportions...
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Brick Life
/ 2 years agoA Brick Mom’s Road Trip to Bittersweet Farms: Family, Autism, And Unforgettable Memories
This summer I had the road trip of a lifetime. For four glorious, childless, caretaking-free days, I had the opportunity to...
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Brick Life
/ 3 years agoHappy Halloween!
We walk over to my car after taking the required Halloween photos outside our front door, my twenty-year-old profoundly autistic son,...
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Brick Life
/ 3 years agoBirthday Boy
You’re turning twenty today. I still find it impossible that you now tower over me, but at my 5’1” height, maybe...
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Brick Life
/ 3 years agoThe Waiting Game
I am not good at waiting. When my profoundly autistic son was a baby, I started having concerns about his development...
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Brick Life
/ 3 years agoIt’s Okay
A few months ago, my husband and I took our almost sixteen-year-old high school sophomore to look at colleges. This idea...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoBest Moment of 2022
I am, by nature, a planner. Over the years as my severely autistic non-verbal son has grown into manhood I am...