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by Sarah Broady | Sep 28, 2016 | Autism, Living Life Daily, Sarah Broady
It all started with his friend, Jon. Sam started 6th grade this year, and the opportunity came up for him to join cross-country (also referenced as XC). Sam and Jon are good friends; they go to church together, and they go to the same school too (though not in the...
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by Sarah Broady | Aug 26, 2016 | Autism, Grief, Sarah Broady
Sometimes, as an attempt to comfort your heart as you are struggling through a new diagnosis, or even years afterward, friends or family might offer consolation by saying something along the lines of, “God chose to give you a child with autism because He knew you were...
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by Sarah Broady | Jul 29, 2016 | Asperger, Autism, Sarah Broady
Middle school. A place where girls and boys shoot into young adulthood, catapulted by hormones and peer pressure to just fit in. Be able to spin through the locker combination with ease and swag, flinging wide the banging metal door that says, “I have...
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by Sarah Broady | Jun 24, 2016 | Autism, Behaviors, Sarah Broady
Several months ago, I was sitting in an IEP meeting at my son’s school when it happened. We were discussing the problems Sam was having making friends, and I explained the frustrations he felt over moving and struggling to find a new best friend. It was hard for...
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by Sarah Broady | May 27, 2016 | Asperger, Autism, Sarah Broady
The past school year has been a difficult one. Our family moved from our home in Maryland of six years to a new home in Kentucky when my husband, Kyle, accepted a new worship pastor position at a church in a small town. We tearfully bid goodbye to the church we had...
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by Sarah Broady | Apr 22, 2016 | Autism, Living Life Daily, Sarah Broady
I remember those first steps. So unsteady. So unsure. But so ready. Little chubby knees bending just enough to move sweet little feet forward by a couple of inches at a time. His diaper-padded bottom landing with a thud on the floor accompanied by a look of shock in...
