My Life with Autism

It can be done — but sometimes you have to pick and choose how and when.  There may be a season of life when you simply can’t get away.  But I highly recommend the adventure if it’s even for just a day.

One “vacation” I highly recommend is getting your family to a Joni and Friends Family Retreat.  They are just plain awesome and you will come away refreshed and recharged.

I had no idea there were so many other sports opportunities for people with disabilities.  My sons participate in the Special Olympics and it has been SO GOOD FOR THEM.  Their confidence soars during the time they are working out and “in training” for the events.  And they do very well!

This goes back to making sure we take care of ourselves.  We must take care of ourselves and take time for ourselves and our mate.  Marriages will crumble if we don’t.  And there are definitely some seasons where there is a lot of difficulty, but if you can just hang on through them, and be there for one another, you will arrive at the other side with so much admiration and adoration for your partner.  You will have been through a terrible storm together and nothing bonds you as much as that.

As they say, I think it will either make or break you.  You have to decide which it will be.

This article introduces parents with very young children to the process of evaluation and services offered by the government for kids with disabilities.

Our two favorite “adaptive” activities are walking the dogs and swimming.  The boys have just recently been playing a form of “football” with the neighbor boy who is many years younger than they are.  But Isaac says he’s “helping him work out.”  It’s adorable but good for them, too.

With Christmas just around the corner, I love finding new and unique ideas for my autie boys!

This is so true and I wish that when my children were young I could have really understood this.