8 things I’ve learned in the year since our Autism diagnosis. Today marks a year to the day that my eldest daughter was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This day sits heavily in my heart because while I accept and embrace my daughter for everything she is, a year ago today, was one of the hardest days of my life. …

Expectations truly are a thief of joy. When we received my daughter’s diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder at age two, my heart broke into a million pieces. Everything that I had expected that my daughter would have, do, love, be, was altered in that very instant. I had done all the research, I had pushed for the assessment, as I …

For those of you that haven’t read my blog posts before, my daughter, Erin has autism.  She is happy, whimsical, magical and a big bright light that shines in every room. But she doesn’t talk, she doesn’t interact or play with the other children, in fact you will normally find her alone in the corner doing her own thing. As …