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We are so happy for Benny and his family! (originally posted by Breanna Brian)

September 9, 2019 By Guest User Leave a Comment

              The last two weeks have been a whirlwind. Tuesday, August 29th, we discovered that an autism service dog needed a forever family who Learn More

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: Alaskan Stories, autism, community supports, families, family stories, service animals

Adventures In Autism : The Alaskan Ferry

December 21, 2017 By Eric Jordan Leave a Comment

My quirky family and I recently embarked on the great adventure from  Alaska to our new home in Washington.  We decided to take the Alaska ferry. Having two teens who Learn More

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: autism, children with special needs, family, story telling

Single mom raising two teenagers who experience autism

July 17, 2017 By Tory Shanklin Leave a Comment

I always get questioned about what it’s like being a single mom raising two teenagers who experience autism. (technically the 18-year-old is considered an adult now). My answer is always pretty Learn More

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: autism, parenting, school, teenagers

“…we are GROOT” a Guardianship Story

May 17, 2017 By Tory Shanklin Leave a Comment

My son Tyler turned 18 this month. With that came a whole new world called guardianship. What a weird feeling it was. Being in a courtroom. Sitting across the room Learn More

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: advocacy, Alaska, autism, Developmental Disabilities, family stories, Guardianship

We are an autism family…

March 30, 2017 By Tory Shanklin Leave a Comment

By Maria Pepperworth – Alaskan parent, advocate, rocker! Whenever people ask me about autism I like to use the word experience. My kids “experience” autism. In reality,  our whole family Learn More

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: Alaska, autism, family, grandparents, special needs

Two Bros

September 21, 2016 By Tory Shanklin Leave a Comment

  David is a 25-year-old student at UAA who experiences bi-polar disorder as well as ADHD. Today he shares how these special needs and others have impacted his and his Learn More

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: Alaska, autism, Bi-polar, family, Personal story, sibilings, young adult

“Happy!” – The story of one family, and one amazing volunteer

April 6, 2015 By Tory Shanklin Leave a Comment

“As parents of a special needs child, one frequently hears more about what the child can’t do rather than what he can do”

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: autism, challenge Alaska, family, happy, skiing, special needs, volunteering

Today we celebrate!

August 20, 2014 By Tory Shanklin 1 Comment

Not so long ago, just a few short years , on the first day of school, I sat in the parking lot of my son’s school sobbing my heart out as he started school. He experiences autism, and needs a very high level of support.

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: Alaska, autism, children with special needs, education, family, first day of school, parenting, parents, school, special needs, story telling

Graduation Day!

May 23, 2014 By Tory Shanklin Leave a Comment

Graduation Day. It’s here. After more than 15 years of school. A day filled with pride, excitement, anticipation…and relief. A day we were never sure we would have the opportunity Learn More

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: Alaska, autism, caregiver, education, family, graduation, humor, parenting, school, special needs, stories, story telling

The world from another point of view…

April 10, 2014 By Tory Shanklin 2 Comments

Let’s face it, being the parent of a child with special needs can be one of the most amusing jobs on earth. There are a lot of emotions that we Learn More

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: Alaska, autism, caregiver, down syndrome, family, humor, parenting, special needs, stories

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