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A Day Program Without Walls

November 16, 2016 by Kathleen Bolduc 1 Comment

A beautiful fall day, colors exploding all around us as Joel and I drive through the sleepy college town of Oxford, Ohio. I'm lost in thoughts about the “day program without walls” we're building for Joel, when Joel’s voice interrupts the anxious flow of what I'm thinking. “Look! The trees are falling!” I'm too immersed in thoughts of what seems like an impossibility to go through the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Kathy Bolduc, Living Life Daily, Thanksgiving Tagged With: christian parenting, community, Encouragement, faith, gratitude, not alone, parenting a child with special needs, Special Needs parents

Helping our kids with disabilities find and establish friendships

August 17, 2016 by Kathleen Bolduc 1 Comment

Friends are an integral part of a happy and fulfilled life. We laugh with them, we cry with them, we play with them, we pray with them. As Charles Swindoll says, "I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun." Helping our kids with disabilities find and establish … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Joy, Kathy Bolduc, Living Life Daily, Thanksgiving, Worship Tagged With: autism, community, Encouragement, gratitude, parenting a child with special needs, parenting special needs, Special Needs Children, special needs parenting

7 Tips For Summer Gatherings

July 13, 2016 by Barbara Dittrich 1 Comment

Please tell me I am not the only one who cringes with mixed emotions about summer get-togethers!  I love the warm weather, time outdoors, and opportunities to connect in a relaxed setting.  Still, I know these reunions, weddings, graduation parties, and family picnics will get my children's diagnoses to be noticed in ways I would rather forget. I fight dread anticipating the comments from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Barbara Dittrich, Behaviors, Living Life Daily Tagged With: advice, comments of others, community, family, summer

Plagues of People, Safety in Numbers

June 1, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry Leave a Comment

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 23 Comments

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

Autism and Church: It’s a Good Thing, Part II

January 8, 2016 by Kathleen Bolduc 11 Comments

Back in December I wrote about the frustration and embarrassment  of a particular church service with our 30-year-old son, Joel, who has autism. Joel could not sit still that day, blew out the Advent candles, muttered under his breath the entire service, walked into the bathroom and flushed the toilet several times (you have to understand that this is a very small church, and our one bathroom is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Kathy Bolduc, Mental Illness, Scripture, Worship Tagged With: autism spectrum, Body of Christ, Christmas, church, community, Encouragement, faith, hope, not alone, Oxford Vineyard Church, parenting a child with special needs, parenting special needs

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