Ok this one sounds like it might get technical. "Special Interest?" What, now? It won't. Simplicity is the key, folks. Especially right now, my brain has ver...

Here comes spring (and not far off is summer!) - and soon the world will open back up again after COVID-19. With new horizons will come the opportunity to se...

When I was growing up, there was one descriptor that followed me around everywhere - at home, at school, visiting family - everyone seemed to key in on this ...

I know I can’t be the only one feeling this way right now, so I decided to write about it. I did not sign up for this. I signed up to be a Mom, yes. I signed...

Late last year and early in 2020, I had the pleasure of attending several events at a beautiful organization in New York City called Felicity House. Felicity...

Ok so it’s taken me a while to feel like I can say anything authoritative on this subject. And remember - I’m just one person. But since I first started rese...

This global pandemic is something like none of us have ever seen in our lifetime. Most people who get COVID-19 come down with mild to moderate flu-like sympt...

My mother helped me with a great many life lessons growing up. Some on purpose, some by accident - all from a place of love and as the result of accumulated w...

Routine rigidity, as it is most commonly referred to, is something that everyone experiences to some degree. You may drive the same way to work everyday, or ...

We are an Alexa household. We have no less than 4 of the Amazon Echo devices - count them - 4 - one in the living room, one in our bedroom, one in our son's ...

I have started exploring some of the local resources designed for adults with Autism. One very helpful group I have found is a "Women with Autism" support gr...

You know the kind. That’s right - good old fashioned Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, in the royal blue box, complete with cheese packet and “just add milk“ instru...

There is still a lot of misinformation out in the world about Autism, ranging from benign to hurtful to quite dangerous. One of the misinformed ideas that ho...

My daughter was born last month, at 4:41am on August 25, 4 days after her due date. The running joke is that she wanted to be a Virgo, like me, rather than t...

In May, I wrote on this blog about my decision to pursue a diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorder, and what that meant to me. Was I locking myself into a cag...

Being pregnant is both challenging and rewarding for any woman. Everyone will have their own experiences. As my due date approaches this month, I wanted to d...

The other day, I saw a plea for help online from a concerned mother of a young man with Autism. In essence, her son, in his early 20s, was still living at ho...

One of the most commonly cited differences associated with ASD/Autism Spectrum Disorder is “sensory issues.” But what are “sensory issues?” Understood.org, a...

This book by Ashley Stanford (pen name) has been transformative for me in how I understand and interact with my neurotypical husband. The book is written to ...

In my last memory post, I shared one of only two things that ever caused significant strife in my teenage relationship with my parents: the fact that I insis...