When was the last time your stood on your head? For my three-year-old Autistic son, this is how he sees life the clearest.

“Daddy, what needs fixing?” is what I think Ethan was saying as he dropped to the floor and opened his tool kit in front of me. Imaginative play has erupted ...

Did you know that only 13% of the photos on MY OWN Instagram account from last year are of (just) me? And of those 23 pictures, 35% of them came from my #5D...

I've seen this day approaching now for a couple of months. Today, January 15th is our D-Day for Madison. D-Day is the diagnosis day for special needs famil...

Today did NOT go as planned. All the kids were awake early this morning which was perfect, because today was the day we were going to meet Santa at the mall....

Feelings of isolation quickly flooded into my life at the beginning of 2019 after we received our second Autism diagnosis, a Rett Syndrome diagnosis and I wa...

It was just one week ago, yet I would go back in a heartbeat if I could. Its the one weekend I look forward to all year long. And I don't even like camping...

Last week we hit an enormous milestone with Liam: The first day of school. The past five years have flown by in the blink of an eye, and just like that he’s ...

For the past five years I’ve been desperately searching for “my village”. To be honest I thought having kids would mean this would come easily. But it hasn’t...

Do you remember life before kids? Priorities were so different back then. Our perspective on life was so different. Getting only 8 hours of sleep in a night...

You know that what Dad's REALLY want for Father's Day doesn't necessarily come from a store, right?

First, slap me. Then, poke my eyes out! If you’re a special needs parent, particularly an autism parent in ABA therapy, you’ll know what I’m talking about ju...

DIY is my least favourite acronym. No, let’s not even sugar coat it by putting a positive spin on it in calling it my “least favourite”. The truth is that I ...

In 2016 the Chicago Cubs ended the longest championship drought in sports history; finally winning the World Series after 108 losing seasons. This week anoth...

An MRI. It’s one of those appointments where you should never even have the thought or question within a family of who’s appointment it is. Is this one for D...

I don’t know how to describe it, so I’m not sure why I think I can write about it, but there is a feeling I get when I’m doing something special with my kids...

Can a four year old “win” your birthday? Well mine did! Yesterday Liam announced that he wanted to go to IDA to get a birthday present for me - “like a toy ...

Sadly, I’ve only used this phrase with negative connotations. Originally, it was meant to be used with positive situations. The 2017 Luke Combs country pop...

I have asked this question every day now for three years. The thought of it had never even crossed my mind prior to the ultrasound that changed our lives for...

They say the kitchen is the heart of the home. As a parent, I imagine you spend a lot of time there just like I do. If it’s not cooking, then it’s cleaning. ...