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I wish I was warned.
Yesterday was a good day. Sawyer went to school, Evelyn went to gymnastics, Cobe got his chocolate croissant. Kellie got home from work early. We went strawberry picking. We were lucky to bump into a close friend and her wonderful children. We picked up Evelyn from gymnastics as a family. So we rode the wave…
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Where did that guy go?
I had a bookshelf in my living room. It was crowded of books that had genres tipping like dominoes. To stop the curve of texts, I would insert folder after folder of Sawyer’s assessments. In less than 6 months, each book would get back to its standing position as the paper trail would not end.…
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Yes. You. Can.
Tomorrow is a big day. Big enough to jump off my timeline of Sawyer’s story. Tomorrow will be the day that Sawyer graduates kindergarten. Tomorrow we hit the pause button. We won’t worry about what work is ahead of him. We won’t worry about our fears and insecurities of the unknown. We won’t worry about…
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The hidden pictures
If we were in a family tug of war, it was one we couldn’t see. We knew that our deck of cards were quite different from those around us. The trials of a special needs family was a dynamic that we lived as a trial by fire. This is where social media hurt us. Our…
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Acronym overload
IEP, ASD, and VB MAPP became new family members to us. It was like Sawyer had a Radio Flyer Wagon worth of baggage without any say in the matter. Overwhelming for us as a family and as we thought we had some solid footing, our feet were in a puddle of uncharted waters. I was…
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Next stop, the 4th floor.
So here we were. We had a 3 year old son with Autism. He had an IEP in place for his services. Our two other children knew that he was different but had the empathy to want to understand. Not to mention they were eager to help. Things were on the upswing, right? I…
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He’s not like you
Cobe would come downstairs each morning from age 2 to 3 with his Tony the Tiger orange colored blanket by his side. He would snuggle beside me as we’d watch some Toy Story and giggle at every moment. It was a routine of being father and son. In a blink of an eye, he…
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Turning the page
We were the lucky ones. We had a district that opened their arms to us. They worked with us and respected our concerns regarding what we thought Sawyer needed. If there was a silver lining to the stress, emotion, and uncertainty of the future of our son, we were certain that like the district I…
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The label
I have an eye condition called keratoconus. I was diagnosed with it in 2008. If you Google it, you will read about a thinning cornea and the problems with night vision. This is true and it is also true that while I waited for my custom made contacts that my eyes were in pain from…
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Light it up blue for Sawyer
As I continue to share our story of Sawyer, we embark on our 3rd Autism Awarness Day this Sunday. 3 years? Wow. Can’t believe how far he has come or where we are as a family. It’s been like cracking down the walls to another dimension. We find ourselves celebrating his success and those who…
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