Doran’s Wisdom

April is Autism Awareness Month. I have a grandson who lives with autism. He just turned 20 years old. He will probably never be able to live without the support of a group home setting. Many people are qualified to speak about the developmental disorder and its effects on individuals and families, but I would…

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Days of Gratitude- Day Three

We are continuing our Days of Gratitude leading up to Thanksgiving.  My firstborn grandson lives with autism.  To say that his diagnosis has put a different spin on life is an understatement.  Autism is not easy.  It brings many challenges with it-educational challenges (he is one smart kiddo, but it’s hard to find a program…

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Bill’s Movie List~One

I like to think of this  blog space as a place where we explore care of the self through care of our home environment and awareness of life all around us.  We share things that inspire us whether that inspiration is a cool, dark blue, blueberry, a finely appointed kitchen, Van Gogh’s Siesta or a…

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Autism-We All Have a Little Bit

Autism.  There are so many feelings and realities associated with the word: fear, hope, trust, anger, despair, relief, determination and happiness.  Years ago an autism diagnosis was fairly rare.  Parents were told to put their children in asylums.  Mothers were blamed for their child’s condition.   So much was unknown. Today, we know more about autism,…

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