Being Jessica's Mom: Growing up on the Autistic Spectrum

A new year brings new goals and new challenges for all of us.  I have been absent with my writing and Jessica’s story has lapsed because of it.  If you are just joining, I encourage you to go back and read from the beginning, as this is (up until now) a chronological accounting of my experience parenting, loving, protecting and supporting my daughter who is on the Autistic Spectrum.  My goal for 2018 is to write weekly (if not more) in an effort to continue Jessica’s story as well as just meet my own need to write.  So far this has been a chronological accounting of my experiences with Jessica through her school years and there is still a bit more to that story.  However, this year will invite the conversations of mental health, medication, social deficits, passions, support teams and planning for the future.  There is much to discuss and while I know there are many people out there writing about similar topics, my hope for this blog has always been to elicit conversation, questions and resources for all of us.  I would love for this to be an interactive support resource and I encourage thoughts, questions and anything else you want to share that I can bring forth to this community and elaborate on.  Welcome to my blog and welcome to 2018 and all of the joys and challenges ahead.