Mona Lisa Smile

The Mona Lisa smile. I've perfected it over the years. It's my go-to for all photo ops. Quite frankly, smiling and showing my teeth, even in private, doesn't seem natural. My teeth and smile have been a royal pain and number one insecurity of mine. Bad genes, bad luck whatever it boils down to, I've …

Dear Avah,

As you sleep I sit here and think about our journey thus far. While it seems like ages ago I was sending you to Pizzo Elementary at the age of 3; I must have blinked because now here we are, your first day of high school couple weeks shy of turning 14. To you, maybe …

Down for the Count

Well my super easy pregnancy hit a brick wall as soon as I hit 29 weeks. That whole week was consumed by high blood pressure readings and more blood draws than usual. Yesterday, at 30 weeks, my blood pressure got higher than it's ever been and I just didn't feel good at work. So per …

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December 17th

I knew the date December 17th would come and I knew it would bring up emotions and would sting a bit. I didn't however, expect the date's impending arrival to hit me as hard as it has. These past couple of days have been so excruciating (surprisingly though today, Saturday, has been good). I've been …

My Reset Time

So I tried. Honestly, I did. I erased all the apps and up until today, I had remained off all of my social media sites. A whole 4 days! It was nice and refreshing not to be plagued by all the Hollywood gossip, horrible news around the world or the incomprehensible actions of the day …

What I’m Thankful For in 2015

Well this year has passed by in a nanosecond! Here we are the day before Thanksgiving. Publix is a cluster F%*&. My emails are bombarded with Black Friday deal teasers and this year, due to my complete insanity and quest for home ownership I now am working a second job IN RETAIL. HELP ME! As …

Autism & Shots: My Thoughts

I've been asked my opinion about his great debate so many times i've lost count. So i've decided to write my thoughts on this so that in the future I can just provide a link to my blog....LOL So here it goes.... It has been a long standing debate about vaccines & the cause for …

Water Safety is Critical

CARD-USF

There are a number of swimming lessons and water safety education resources throughout the communities we serve through CARD-USF. They may or may not have expertise working with students with autism spectrum disorder. CARD-USF staff provide trainings upon request to various recreation programs, but even with our training, you need to make sure the instructors and programs you choose are right for your family. Please let us know if there are some terrific programs that worked well for your family so we can share the good news with other families. Here is a list of resources for all 14 counties we serve: swim lessons

Disclaimer: As a policy, CARD will not lend its name to the endorsement of any specific program, practice, or model that is offered for service to people with autism and related disabilities. However, the sharing of information and training opportunities are key functions of the…

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