Autism Art Project

I slowly drew a picture of a rainbow, with all of its colors.  Red. Orange. Yellow. Green. Blue. Violet.  I thought to myself, "Just stick to what you know.  Stick to colors.  Colors make sense.  You can use a rainbow to explain things to him."
Tyler will be 9 years old in two days.  He has blonde hair and blue eyes.  He has a slightly crooked smile.  He is smart and sensitive and sweet.  He loves chicken strips and pizza.  He likes to wrestle. He also spends his spare time learning facts about...

A lot of people (myself included) joke around these days that "The Struggle is Real."  We post facebook statuses about 1st world problems like running out of ranch dressing and getting carded at the liquor store and stepping in bubble gum. It's a way...

My oldest son (Tyler) wrestles. He is one of those rare kids that likes to go to practices, but does not like to compete. I'll explain why in a minute.
I have been struggling with whether or not to write this post for a while now. It's been swirling around in my brain, trying to find its way out....

Last weekend we went to the lake for vacation.
Only, as some of you know, autism never really goes on vacation.
So, the trip was fun, and parts of it were relaxing (sort of), but I would never compare it to a vacation to say...the Bahamas (without kids, of course).  Ohh, what I wouldn't do to be able to doze on the beach with a cocktail in hand and not have to...