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by Sarah Broady | Apr 24, 2015 | Autism, Behaviors, Living In The Moment, Sarah Broady, Uncategorized
Last night, I received a message from the county that we were under a tornado watch for the next four hours. A quick glance through the curtains revealed blue skies out front, but darkening clouds out back. Various scenarios scrolled through my mind, like one of those...
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by Sarah Broady | Mar 27, 2015 | Autism, Sarah Broady
My son Samuel was diagnosed with autism at 28 months old. He was mostly non-verbal, except for when he scripted his favorite movie lines or spelled out letters he saw on signs. He had no meaningful communication and he screamed a lot. He repeatedly banged his head on...
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by Sarah Broady | Jan 23, 2015 | Autism, Hidden Disabilities, Sarah Broady
The sanctuary was dark. The air was thick with grief, tension, and anticipation of what we all knew was coming next. But nothing prepared me for what my eyes were about to behold. I was watching our church’s Easter pageant from the middle of the large...
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by Sarah Broady | Dec 26, 2014 | Autism, Living Life Daily, Sarah Broady
The stockings have been ripped from their hooks and ravaged for their goodies. The presents have been pillaged and the remains of wrappings are still being found. Cookie crumbs are all that’s left of what was an overflowing plate just yesterday. And the...
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by Sarah Broady | Sep 26, 2014 | Autism, Behaviors, Sarah Broady
I don’t do math. And I really don’t do science. In high school, geometry was the only math class I actually aced – the ONLY math class I ever aced. In college, in order to fill my course requirement, I opted for “Basics of Mathematics”...
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by Sarah Broady | Jun 30, 2014 | Autism, Living Life Daily, Sarah Broady, Uncategorized
Sometimes as Christian parents of special-needs children, we often feel we are failing to teach our children about God because we may not see the results of that teaching immediately. Even after months of saying the same thing over and over, we may get discouraged...
