Last week my family and I had the honor of awarding the first ever “Life With Theodorable” Scholarship to a graduating senior. I can’t think of a better way to honor my brother Teddy and other autistic people and their families. This is what I presented at the ceremony: The Life With Theodorable Scholarship was […]
This past weekend my family and I hosted a sensory softball game. Although my oldest brother has been playing at this field for years…my brother Teddy has not been able to attend a game here since he was about three because there has always been too much noise….too many people…he just couldn’t tolerate it! So, […]
Teddy struggles with maintaining a healthy weight for several reasons….The three main issues are that he has a limited diet with lots of processed foods (we are working on that), he takes medication that affects his metabolism, and participates in limited physical activities that other neurotypical kids his age are involved with. So, now that […]
We all use shopping carts at the store…but have you heard of or seen these Carolina carts? Spotted recently at my local Walmart and Target stores. Unfortunately each store has only a few so you have to be fast or lucky to grab one! On a positive note, these handy carts have made it possible […]
We are a family of 5 living in Upstate New York. My dad, David is a mechanical engineer and my mom, Erin is a speech-language pathologist. I have two younger brothers, Patrick and Teddy. Patrick and I are neurotypical and Teddy is neurodiverse… He is autistic! Living with an autistic person has been full of […]
