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How to Be a Superhero (Magic Not Required)

Anyone looking for a light, breezy read today might feel the urge to click elsewhere when I mention that September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. But wait! If you stick with me, you’ll soon see that this is an article about health, hope, and happiness — and how you can achieve each of those…

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Quarantining With A Former Spouse

13 years ago, we were sitting outside of a Starbucks in Tampa, Florida with more questions than answer flooding our brains. Without any expectations or knowledge of what was going to happen, we both realized that it was time to end our marriage and clean up the mess we made. We amicably agreed to leave…

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Thinking Ahead about Autism

Thinking Ahead about Autism   What do I mean? I’m talking about planning. Planning because you have a child with autism. This is more than planning for an event or a trip because you just have kids. I mean to take it one step further because you need to think a little more about your…

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Supports for Our Kids with Autism

Supports for Our Kids with Autism I was told this story from a friend who gave me permission to repeat it here. What is the story? My friend’s fifteen-year-old son has autism. He is in a community integration program where a facilitator comes to their home and takes her son out on a community visit…

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Autism and College

Autism and College Yep, college. College for my autistic young adult starts on Monday. College. Truth be told, it does freak me out a little. Mostly, how did this happen so soon?? It’s good news, though. Why? Because reaching college for a young person/child/teenager with autism isn’t a slam dunk. Many individuals struggle through elementary…