Educating, advocating, & shining a light of love on our world of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
When you see this photo you may think Beckett looks sad, at first glance.But in fact, it’s quite the opposite.This is what his PEACE looks like. Today we had an appointment to begin the process of HOPEFULLY receiving an adaptive transit push chair for little man, for our outings.So we have this loaner chair to […]
Read MoreWe are going on two years since Beckett was presented with the word Autism on paper.But it’s been six years in total, with Autism swirling our world. You don’t wake up one day and find yourself autistic.You don’t fall asleep counting sheep, planning your day ahead, and wake suddenly feeling your mind clustered with thoughts, […]
Read MoreYou’re a fast one, Mr. Beckett. You’re silent, and stealthy, and adventurous. You love to explore, and feel, and see. And as much as your love for adventure adds to my love for you, it’s also downright terrifying. My brain swirls with these similar thoughts, from sun up to sun down: What if you get […]
Read MoreMy boy, my Beckett, my littlest love, Today you’re another year older. Another day wiser, cuter, faster, taller, and 6 full years of pure miracle. One day I will reminisce with you all about the challenges that you faced, from day one, coming into this world much too early. When I’m braver, and stronger, and […]
Read MoreThis child of mine has never been a fan of coloring. You know when you (used to be able to) go to restaurants, and the host/hostess would hand you those tiny, little boxes of crayons with their children’s menu to pass time? Ya, we passed on those after awhile. They’d end up rolled under someone’s […]
Read MoreClose your eyes. And just for a moment think back to the most important piece of advice you got when you were younger, on how to treat others. This is mine, and I know you’ll recognize it… We were all told that famous line as children, “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t […]
Read MoreWe have seen much brighter days, friends. Our previous week started with our sweet Beckett, out of the blue, looking like he was going to “toss his cookies” during a short car ride. His adventurous, silly, playful demeanor disappeared, and a sad, quiet, still, slightly pale imposter emerged.Some kind of tummy bug must have overtaken […]
Read MoreTo some these photos may look less like Thanksgiving and more like a “game night”. Today, these are our chosen festive plans. Today the calendar reads “Thanksgiving” and we are doing just that. We had (burnt) pizza for our meal, instead of the traditional American turkey spread with all the trimmings. And yet we are […]
Read MoreToday marked a magical day for us in the Olson household. We didn’t win the lottery. We didn’t land some random month long vacation. But it feels just as big, in the world we’re all navigating right now. We put our Christmas tree up today, and it feels glorious. It’s been a rough go the […]
Read MoreHolidays are fast approaching.And for the past few weeks, my mind has been filled with the excitement and longing for celebration and togetherness. In an ever-changing world that we are a part of, looking forward to something is a must these days. But as the first of the next few major holidays creeps up on […]
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To Infinity & Beyond Words 