by Cynthia Gauthier Last night as I was drifting off to sleep I heard from across the hall your still childlike voice, rambling off a new string of oft repeated yet unrelated words. Among those, my very favorite: “Circle life”. That heart melting phrase that you chose on your own. Your battle cry…
Detailsby Jaya Pandey The energy, the laughter, the happiness and the excitement in that room was so obvious, for a moment I forgot that these are the moms whose lives are far from easy and it was nothing short of miracle to have all of them there in one room on a cold, Friday…
DetailsSeptember is National Emergency Preparedness Month, October is Fire Safety Month, and the Fall brings with it the possibility of hurricanes so it is a good time to ask ourselves are we really prepared. If hurricines are not enough to spur you into action “Winter is Coming “. It is the perfect time to…
DetailsBy Sue Loring This journey we are on, it’s a long road. Sometimes it seems we aren’t making any progress. The Holy Grail – Progress. Sometimes it comes so slowly it is almost imperceptible. You work for days, weeks, months, sometimes years to teach your child a new skill or behavioral response. It becomes such…
DetailsBy Jaya Pandey Driving back from High school parking lot was very difficult. Last Friday was junior year prom and Anand decided to go. It was kind of last minute decision and I dropped him at school to go to the venue by the bus. School has provided bus for students who didn’t want to…
DetailsBy Jaya Pandey As parents, we are everything for our kids, a friend of mine says –job description- cook, teacher, driver, cleaner, launder, planner, organizer, care taker, personal assistant, nurse and many more. I am sure you can add some more to that. Last 3 weekends I learnt a new term- we are “change agents”…
Detailsby Mia McDonald I’m a mother of 5 who can’t leave the house without disaster, tears and/or damage to person or property. I just need a place to vent. Mia McDonald is a member of our Family Advisory Board and actually is a super Mom to her brood which includes all that can come with autism…
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April is Autism Awareness Month and we should all work to promote awareness and acceptance of the differences of those who are on the Spectrum. On April 7th our own Reggie Williams stood up in the Statehouse for AFAM’s Autism Awareness Day and spoke to those assembled about the issues that confront many on the…
DetailsEvolution of a Leader Carrie Noseworthy has served HMEA’s Autism Resource Central, as a member of the Family Advisory Board for six years. Like many parents, she has the passion needed to make a difference. The desire to do that led her to taking an active role in her own community, in the region through…
DetailsBy Gina Graves I am the parent of a student who has been on MCAS-Alt. I begged and asked for years will my son get a High School diploma?. YES, SOME students on MCAS-Alt do get a diploma. Hmmm what about mine? Will he ever get one? As a parent, I was devastated when MCAS…
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