I am not an expert, nor am I a professional.  I am simply a mom who adores her children, two of whom are living with autism.  This "autism thing" continues to be a journey for me -- one on which I have learned many things from my sons (who I study constantly), from my daughter (who handles them as nothing more than "brothers"), and of course from very dedicated specialists, educators and parents who continue to try out old methods, work out the kinks, and come up with new and improved approaches to communication and learning.  

It has not been an easy journey by any means, and while things have gotten easier with time, there are two things that I can say for sure.  One is that  the "road traveled" constantly changes.  Two is that my sons have been blessed with the best of teachers and therapists for most of their lives and during the practically non-existent time that they were not, I had what I like to call "my very own tool supply" to pick from to prevent any regression.  It is this same tool supply that provided me with my life boat when I found myself a single parent a short year ago and it was a matter of "sink or swim".  And it is the same "tool supply" that I am sharing here in the hopes that you will find something helpful to you on your journey.

                      Sylvia Miller 

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Me and the boys, 2002             Me and the boys, 2005

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