Advocacy, autism, Life, Memoir Shorts, Writing

Refocus on Mental Illness

I have played with a memoir on and off for five to six years. So much to write: being a parent of a child with autism, family rejection, the non-cliche 32 year age difference between my husband and me, social rejection, being pregnant while working two jobs during graduate school, my career, and postpartum depression.  I… Continue reading Refocus on Mental Illness

autism, Education, Family, Life, parenthood, Writing

Parting with Anger

I've written about anger before ... In poems for my memoir .... Anger's Beginning Anger itself is not violent, but when left to fester, it can become a hurricane sweeping through the Caribbean to Florida up through my home state, South Carolina. Those storms are never forgotten. The reason I write about my experience with… Continue reading Parting with Anger

autism, Family, Uncategorized

The Journey with Autism

Time flies by, as the cliché says, and your child transforms from a toddler to a little boy. Being a mom of a child diagnosed with autism is a journey unlike any other because you never know if you’re going to be embarrassed, have your mind blown because your child thinks so much outside the… Continue reading The Journey with Autism