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...
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...
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...
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...
by Sarah Broady | Mar 25, 2016 | Autism, Living In The Moment, Sarah Broady
I could hear the screeches and crying ringing from upstairs. I sighed deeply and headed toward the stairs. As I was going up, my youngest son (8 years old) was making his way down. I paused and asked, “What happened?” hoping for some insight in order to...
by Sarah Broady | Feb 26, 2016 | Autism, Sarah Broady
Record-breaking snowstorm Jonas has finally made his appearance and exit, leaving the landscape over which he passed like that of the fictional world of C.S. Lewis when Jadis, the White Witch, froze Narnia in the Hundred Year Winter. We have no need for lamps inside...