Educating, advocating, & shining a light of love on our world of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
You’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 MoreSomeone tell me what the equation is.The one that lets me in on the secrets of the Autistic mind. I spend the majority of the hours in the day attempting to configure exactly what will help my son thrive, and perhaps even more importantly, what will help avoid a meltdown. I was never good at […]
Read MoreHow you exude such joy at the wee hours of the very early morning, is beyond me. I wish I had that kind of stamina. How does that beautiful brain of yours light up for the day, like an art gallery painting bursting with such color and life, and vividness, before the sun has even […]
Read MoreIt’s funny isn’t it, the things we grow thankful for as we grow older? The mindful morph we experience from child to adult. As a kid I was that shy, timid little redhead that just did her best to not “make waves”.I kept to myself, to keep the waters steady. Whether that have been within […]
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To Infinity & Beyond Words 