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Dear Addie, I took a trip down memory lane this morning and went back to the beginning of these letters. At the time, you were an...

Dear Addie, In life, there is so much change, But the things that bring you joy can so often remain the same. This week we headed north...

Dear Addie, Today was not a great day, it actually kinda sucked if I'm being honest. Autism was clearly determined to win, as we both...

Dear Addie, This weekend was all about Daddy as we celebrated another wonderful Father's Day with the best daddy ever - yours! Now if I'm...

Dear Addie, When I say everything we do is some sort of learning opportunity I'm not even joking, but at a routine doctor visit this week...

Dear Addie, ...and then you were all about fire trucks. Honestly, something I never thought I would say with you having a hypersensitive...

Dear Addie, "All great achievements require time." ~Maya Angelou I remember being at this same spot years earlier, you screaming, tears...

Dear Addie, Ever since you were a tiny tot you have loved bugs. Like really loved bugs, and mud, and dirt, and water, but bugs - there's...

Dear Addie, I've often said that communication is one of the hardest mountains we've had to climb in our autism journey. We as parents...

Dear Addie, The number one thing I hear raising a child with special needs is, "I could never do what you do, I just don't know how you...

Dear Addie, This week we had your 13 yr check-up. I know what you're thinking, um Mom, my birthday was in December... um, yeah. Anyway......

Dear Addie, This week with the asking of one simple question we witnessed yet another first for you exactly when my autism mama heart...

Dear Addie, It's been said a time or two that people come in and out of our lives for lessons or love. Reading that and then thinking...

Dear Addie, This week was the much-anticipated solar eclipse, and there we were on hour three, in a waiting room, far from home, watching...

Dear Addie, This week, I was reminded of the missing chapter in the infamous first 100 days of autism binder we were handed with your...

Dear Addie, This week, we had the chance to visit one of our favorite places in the Outer Banks. A place that almost four-plus years ago...

Dear Addie, You'll find your people. This journey has been a ride for sure. I only really understood the depth of a mother's intuition or...

Dear Addie, You got in the car, buckled in, and yelled, "Counting Stars!" yes, Addie, you had a musical request, and I actually knew what...

Dear Addie, There has been a bazillion (okay, maybe that's stretching it a bit) articles written about research into people's need to...

Dear Addie, It was 12:39 am when I first heard the riveting rendition of Who Let the Pigs Out, including oinking noises coming from your...