Autism - Day by Day

I am a single mom raising a son with autism. 21 years ago, I read "Autism: a permanent developmental disability requiring lifelong care for which there is no known cause or cure". In that moment my world shifted. Today more than 3.5 million readers have shared in our journey through this blog as I have detailed our 21-year journey of grief, joy, disappointments, successes, lessons, strategies, personal challenges, frustrations, fears all as they unfolded- day by day.

Friday, August 30, 2013

Week 11 - Lessons from Nick.

If you think about, or just look around, you see that everyone could have a diagnosis of something...or many things! 
Nick is my reminder that we are all more alike than we are different. It helps to remember that.
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