A child playing with friends, a little girl having a conversation with her mother, a middle school boy going to the bathroom by himself, a father and son playing catch, to some this may seem very ordinary. But to others this would be a miracle. It’s amazing what the human mind is conditioned to believe what is ordinary and what is a miracle. Our son Connor would speak from the time of he was 1 … [Read more...]
Your Past Does Not Determine Your Destination
The other day I was looking at old videos of when our son Connor was almost one in a half years old. Connor was smiling at us, laughing, with full eye contact like a typical child. When I would say something to him he would automatically respond. In the video I saw him playing with his mom and other kids who came over to the house without any hesitation. Today, it's a bit hard for me to watch … [Read more...]
Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants
Eight years ago when we first got the diagnosis of our son Connor having Autism I remember my wife and I being in state of disbelief. There were so many questions running through our minds like, “What is Autism? What does this mean for the future? Is there a cure? How can we help our son? There were many questions at the time but so few definitive answers. The one thing we knew was there was no … [Read more...]
This Little Light Of Mine
“Should we let him go out there?” “Maybe we should have him wait in the green room.” This is the conversation my wife and I are having minutes before we were supposed to go out on a morning talk show with our son Connor here in Houston. The morning show “Great Day Houston” had asked us to come and share about Champion’s Club Developmental Centers for those with special needs and they wanted us to … [Read more...]