Autism Mom's Grattitude List

As an autism mom, I'm grateful for this definition I found of autism last night in the current book I am reading, How to be a Sister: A...

Sunday was an interesting day.  I was walking down the hallway and felt a breeze.  Uh oh.  Where was Garrett????   I looked in Caiti's ...

As an autism mom, there isn't a day that goes by that I'm not grateful for my carpet shampooer for one reason or another.  But I...

Today I realized where Garrett got the phrase he likes to echo that bothers me.  He was sitting at the computer watching Madagascar  on itu...

As an autism mom, I'm grateful for my kids...not necessarily for mother's day.  I've always had a very hard time on Mother'...

As an autism mom, I'm thankful for yummy treats...of course that can be a bad thing because sometimes yummy treats are what I think wil...

As an autism mom, I'm grateful for my mesh laundry bin.  I don't use it for laundry, I use it to put all my kids outside toys in......

As an autism mom, I'm grateful for fingernail polish...not cause it makes me feel pretty...although when I actually take the time, it d...

Today was the second time one of my kids decided to take a trip outside via their window.  Sigh.  I'm glad Caiti is a loud little girl ...

As an autism mom, I'm thankful for Abby Cadabby.  She is one of Caiti's favorite friends, and when she has her around, she is so  ha...

April is autism awareness month.  I loved this "picture of the day" from autism speaks.  They have a light it up blue campaign eve...

As an autism mom, I'm grateful that I just bought Jason a bunch of shorts; funny thing is, the reason is so that I have some clothes tha...

As an autism mom, I'm thankful for pizza. Here's why:  This weekend hasn't been a good one for me.  First off, my daughter is ...

As an autism mom, I'm grateful for the numerous organizations dedicated to autism research.  Due to our family's strong family histo...

As an autism mom of some cute kids who absolutely adore their daddy, I'm grateful for ways to help them know he's still around and w...

As an autism mom, I'm grateful for borrowed inspiration.  I have been kind of a boring mom lately. My kids are going crazy...and hence d...

As an autism mom, I'm thankful for the flexibility I have learned to have in accepting that things are rarely going to be normal at my h...

As an autism mom, on St. Patrick's Day, I'm grateful for the green characters in my kids' lives.  The two favorites are Shrek, ...

As an autism mom, I'm so thankful for bubbles.  How fun are they?  My sister brought over her bubble machine, and my kids were happy and...

As an autism mom, I'm grateful for my kids, and how they help me see the world through different glasses.  :)

As an autism mom, I'm grateful that our pictures are, for the most part, highly entertaining.  I love the unposed way that my kids take ...

Kim Stagliano is another autism mother who has three children with autism.  I read her book, "All That I Can Handle: I'm No Mother ...

So, after spending 30 minutes hosing (or showering...whichever way you want to look at it) off my daughter and cleaning up a bunch of cra...

As an autism mom, and I'm sure so many autism parents can relate, I'm thankful for "First, Then" statements.  It is pretty...

As an autism mom, I'm thankful for Mod-Podge (a.k.a. decoupage), and here is why:  As a part of Caiti's therapy, she is supposed to ...