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March 2026

March 09, 2026

God Understands Autism: A Parent’s Comforting Mantra

On my parenting journey, one of the best and most comforting mantras I have started...

August 2025

August 04, 2025

Inside Anthro Weekend Utah: A Creative, Fun Community

So, what are Furries? I have heard all kinds of crazy rumors. So when my...

July 2025

July 19, 2025

When Everything Goes Wrong—And Then Miracles Happen

My son and I recently took a trip to the Midwest. We were meeting friends...

June 2025

June 05, 2025

Homeschooling Autism: Special Interests Can Lead to Success

Are you interested in homeschooling your child but worry that they are a special case?...

April 2025

April 07, 2025

Autism, Survivor, and Seeing the Gifts in the Struggle

Autism, Survivor, And The Church I'm an autism mom. My son was diagnosed when he...

March 2024

March 11, 2024

Parenting an Autistic Teen with Prayer

When I was a young mother, I was physically exhausted. I was sure that parenting...

October 2023

October 24, 2023

Vacation With Autism – Adjusting For Your Child’s Benefit

Our family vacations have always looked different than most. Our sweet autistic son highly influences...

October 18, 2023

10 Tricks To Know Before Visiting Ireland

We are enjoying a vacation in Ireland before my husband speaks at a conference in...

June 2023

June 21, 2023

How Does The LDS Faith View Parenting?

Parenting is a vital and significant job. And for the LDS faith, parenting has eternal...

March 2022

March 16, 2022

Share Your Story To Bless Others

I got my hair done a couple of days ago and had the BEST experience...

August 2018

August 17, 2018

Find Joy

In so many ways we are all connected. I was reminded of that this week...

August 10, 2018

12 Things NOT to Say to An Autism Parent

I know that most people want to be there for their friends and family when...

July 2018

July 27, 2018

9 Tips for Preparing For A New School

My son is starting a new school. He has a lot of anxiety with any...

July 20, 2018

What Are Social Skills?

I have a confession to make. For years, as the teachers and therapists have been...

July 14, 2018

The Money Chart- Motivating Your Child

We had been struggling to find a way to motivate my 9 year old son....

June 2018

June 16, 2018

How to Tell Your Child They Have Autism

Telling your child that they have High Functioning Autism (Asperger's) requires some preparation, and a...

June 09, 2018

10 Tips for Being a Good Friend When Your Friend has Autism

(This article was previously published on Abby's page on LDS Blogs.com.) I was recently invited...

June 03, 2018

My Advice to Newly Diagnosed Autism Parents

I remember the day my son was diagnosed with Autism. It was a relief because...

May 2018

May 26, 2018

Making Your Home a Haven- Part 2

Earlier I talked about the importance of making your home a haven for your special...

May 19, 2018

You Aren’t Alone

I’ve been struggling to know what is best for my son for a while now....

May 12, 2018

Holland

I recently read this amazing essay by Emily Perl Kingsley, that I hear is rather...

May 05, 2018

Autism on Vacation- 7 Tips to Make Travel Easier

We recently went on vacation to Orlando Florida, and brought the whole family. In the...

March 2018

March 19, 2018

12 Things I Wish Every Primary Teacher Knew

This article was previously published on Abby's blog on LDS Blogs.com. My son in on...

February 2018

February 01, 2018

Why Does God Let Us Suffer?

I have a friend who has cancer. It's pretty advanced. He's suffering a lot. He...

January 2018

January 25, 2018

Make Your Own Sensory Room

Many of you may know that Autism often comes with Sensory Integration issues. At least...

December 2017

December 07, 2017

When School Lunch Time Is Too Short

We have recently begun homeschooling. And it has opened my eyes to how much time...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

Spectrum struggles

Life is harder for a person on the spectrum. Did you know that? If we...

November 16, 2017

Making Your Home a Safe Haven

My son has always been a "clockwork kid". From the time he was an infant...

November 09, 2017

Autism Brings You Superpowers

Did you know that Autism gives you superpowers? It's true! My son is an Asperger's...

November 02, 2017

My Son, the Race Car

I am a planner. Before my son was born I planned for him to be popular...