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The Summer “Gentling:” Or, How Disability Will Jack Up Your Original Blog Title If You Wait Long Enough.

August 3, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry

I came up with the title, “The Summer Gentling” on one of summer’s earliest days. I came up with it because for one blazing second I thought that things would be quieter or easier when my children weren’t bound into a schedule of academics and activities. I thought that waking late and laying around and playing in the pool were the panacea to stress, and my complaining, holler-y kids would become … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Peace, Sarah Parshall Perry, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized Tagged With: autism, parenting a child with special needs, routine, siblings, special needs parenting, summer, unexpected journey

The Goodbye Salute: Noah Transitions to Middle School

July 6, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry

In the gymnasium at North Bend Elementary, a smallish school in a mostly agrarian county in northeast Maryland, we parents sat packed together in tight rows. We were prepping for a transition. In the front of the gym, on the floor, were rows of children from kindergarten through fourth grade. They were present as witnesses to this celebration of the fifth graders. Today, the school would laud … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Joy, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Love, Patience, Sarah Parshall Perry, Special Needs Ministry, Thanksgiving, Transitions Tagged With: aspergers, autism, autism spectrum, blessings, changes, Christian Living, christian parenting, Encouragement, faith, family, gratitude, hope, moving on, not alone, parenting a child with special needs, school, Special Needs Children, special needs parenting, transitions, unexpected journey

Plagues of People, Safety in Numbers

June 1, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry

Children on the autism spectrum usually fall in one of two camps when it comes to their feelings about crowds: crowds are either an audience or a plague. For Jesse, crowds are an audience. He loves to mug, and show off, and recite what he knows about things of no interest to the listener. For Noah, crowds are a plague. This makes it a challenge to plan a wedding when both boys are also a part … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Joy, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Love, Patience, Peace, Sarah Parshall Perry, Scripture, Special Needs Ministry, Uncategorized Tagged With: aspergers, autism, autism spectrum, blessings, Christian Living, christian parenting, community, Encouragement, faith, family, grace, gratitude, parenting a child with special needs, special needs parenting

When the Disability’s Not So “Bad”

May 4, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry

I feel guilty about a very strange thing. Not about something I’ve done, but about something I was given. Today, I want to hold my hand up and shield people from paying attention to this part of my life; here, in this particular community of parents who struggle daily with special needs, and never-ending vigilance. A few codes in our neurologist’s office indicate I’ve every right to be among you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Learning Disability, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Mental Illness, Mood Disorders, Posts By Writers, Sarah Parshall Perry, Special Needs Ministry, Uncategorized Tagged With: aspergers, autism, autism spectrum, Christian Living, christian parenting, community, Down syndrome, Encouragement, family, grace, Insight For Living, not alone, parenting, parenting a child with special needs, parenting special needs, siblings, special needs, Special Needs Children, special needs parenting, Special Needs parents, support, unexpected journey, weary

The Googolplex of Disability, or, How Many Times I Have to Repeat Myself

April 6, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry

I’m going to be honest. I took high school calculus because my best friend was taking it, and I needed to prove I was as smart as she was. I was very insecure, and what’s worse, I hated math. But I did get something good from all those numbers: a B- and a neat little tidbit: A “googol” is 10 to the power of 100.  The “googolplex” is significantly larger: 10 to the power of a googol - 10googol, or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Joy, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Love, Peace, Pin It, Posts By Writers, Sarah Parshall Perry, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized Tagged With: aspergers, autism, autism is a blessing, Christian Living, christian parenting, Encouragement, faith, family, gratitude, hope, humor, joy, motherhood, not alone, parenting special needs, siblings, special needs, Special Needs parents, special-needs siblings, thinking in numbers

When Our Children with Disabilities Rise to the Occasion

March 2, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry

(For Dana) T.S. Eliot wrote that April is the “cruellest month.” Not for me. I find it’s barren February, with its unkind cold, and in which month I have known too many men of character who have died recently, and long past. At 6’7” with a perpetual mustache, bright blue eyes, and a voice like a thunderclap, Boyd Salsbury cut an imposing profile. His demeanor was gruff, his words carefully … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Grief, Hidden Disabilities, Joy, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Peace, Posts By Writers, Sarah Parshall Perry, Special Needs Ministry, Uncategorized Tagged With: aspergers, autism, blessings, Christian Living, christian parenting, funeral, grief, grief and autism, parenting a child with special needs, parenting special needs, siblings, special needs, surprise, unexpected journey

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