KellyMay 8, 20212 minOur Autism Story – “Soccer”Studies have shown that autistic children often have difficulties with gross and fine motor skills such as throwing a ball, running,...
KellyMay 2, 20213 minOur Autism Story – “Wandering”50% to 60% of autistic children wander. Of reported wandering events, about 20% result in death and 15% require medical attention. Of...
KellyMay 1, 20212 minOur Autism Story – “Sleeping”40% to 80% of autistic children have sleep problems. This can include problems falling asleep, staying asleep, and with quality of...
KellyApr 30, 20218 minOur Autism Story – “A Grandparent’s Perspective”Brahm is incredibly lucky to have a bunch of grandparents and great-grandparents! Family is everything to us and we thought it would be...
KellyApr 11, 20212 minOur Autism Story – “More Than Just Minecraft”Brahm started playing Minecraft this year! For those that may not know, Minecraft is a video game. We are ecstatic that our son is...
KellyApr 10, 20213 minOur Autism Story – “Autistic Person or Person with Autism?”“Autistic person” or “person with autism”? Identity-first or person-first language? Which is correct? This is a sensitive and complex...
KellyApr 8, 20212 minOur Autism Story – “Reading”When Brahm started second grade this school year, he was effectively a “non-reader”. He hated reading. Most days, he would refuse to...
KellyApr 1, 20211 minApril is Autism ACCEPTANCE Month!Our family loves to celebrate Brahm and all the amazing autistic individuals all year, but especially during the month of April. We have...
KellyApr 2, 20201 minApril is Autism Awareness Month!The month of April is a little bit like Christmas for our family! We really look forward to celebrating Brahm and all the other amazing...
KellyApr 30, 20194 minOur Autism Story – “Vacations”Vacations can be challenging for our family! Everything is unpredictable and unfamiliar for Brahm. Vacations can be filled with sensory...
KellyApr 28, 20192 minOur Autism Story – “Biggest Current Challenge”Our life can feel a bit like an ocean – at times things are manageable and we’re riding the wave and other times we are really struggling...
KellyApr 27, 20192 minOur Autism Story – “Hoarding”This is a topic I never could have guessed I’d be writing about five years ago! What does hoarding have to do with our family?...At...
KellyApr 21, 20192 minOur Autism Story – “Holidays”Holidays can be really tough for our family! The traditional “pack the kids up in the car and head over to a family member’s house for a...
KellyApr 12, 20192 minOur Autism Story – “Annie”We added a family member back in June that has had the most amazingly positive impact on Brahm! Her name is Annie and she’s a red,...
KellyApr 7, 20193 minOur Autism Story – “Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin”The Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin has been everything to us over the past five years. We attended the Autism Society’s Gala...
KellyApr 3, 20192 minOur Autism Story – “Current Obsessions”Brahm’s obsessions have evolved over the years. When he was younger, it was trees and flags. He then progressed to fire alarms, fans,...
KellyApr 2, 20191 minOur Autism Story – “Dressing Fancy” One of the things we love best about Brahm is that he is incredibly interesting. Brahm does his own thing without regard to what anyone...
KellyApr 1, 20191 minOur Autism Story – “April is Autism Awareness Month!”Our family loves celebrating Autism Awareness Month! We’re all about encouraging awareness – 1 in 59 children are currently diagnosed...
KellyApr 30, 20182 minOur Autism Story – Day 30 – “Why we Advocate!”Our focus is the same as most parents – our kids! As time goes on, we see Brahm’s peers beginning to recognize differences between him...
KellyApr 29, 20182 minOur Autism Story – Day 29 – “Brahm & Co.”One of our biggest concerns is what Brahm’s future might look like. Brahm might work a traditional job or he might need an alternative...