mom • parenting
by Jessica Watson on April 1st, 2024 | 1 Comment »
Parenting a child, and now an adult, with autism has been a rollercoaster of a ride. It has been a challenging road that I never could have imagined for myself. Despite the challenges, I have learned more about myself and the world around us than I ever could have imagined.…
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education
by Jessica Watson on August 15th, 2023 | No Comments »
Kids who are struggling academically or socially in school can make huge gains from having a peer buddy. Creating a peer buddy system is an easy way to support students and grow a caring community within a school. So what is a peer buddy and how can you get one…
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mom • parenting
by AngEngland on September 11th, 2018 | No Comments »
If you are anything like me – you are realizing that summer is now a fleeting memory and the smell of fall is in the air. Back to school has come and gone, and we are fast approaching the season where kids are undoubtedly going to be spreading all the…
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mom • parenting
by AngEngland on April 21st, 2017 | No Comments »
This year, Autism Awareness is more important than ever as we are processing my son's austism diagnosis and what it means for helping him plan for the future. Since April is World Autism Month, I’ve decided to #LightItUpBlue with Autism Speaks to increase
understanding and awareness of autism. The issue
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mom • parenting • lifestyle • health-wellness
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on February 1st, 2017 | 2 Comments »
Let's go back in time a moment, shall we?
Growing Up With Epilepsy
I'm 14. One day I'm watching an after-school special with my classmates about a kid with Epilepsy. He has a seizure during a basketball game. Isn't that funny? We're laughing. We don't understand. We all join…
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