Thinking Outloud

I’m not even gonna pretend. Being the parent of a special needs child is sometimes hard. Some days we laugh like crazy. Then other days there may be a lot of screaming and we’re working really hard to figure out what Juliana needs us to …

Remember the old Janet Jackson song “Control” from 1986? She wrote it in an effort to state her independence from her family. I loved the 80’s, so I am not ashamed to say I know the words to the song. For some reason, this is …

While it may not seem like a critical, urgent thing, I’ve learned that organization in my special needs household helps us in so many ways. I used to believe that organization came easy for everyone. Then a friend showed me her junk drawers and my …