J. J. LeVan

The first language that my son ever had was music. Before his first words were ever formed, he was hum-speaking lyrics to songs. Music...

“Mom. Trouble. Toilet. Nasty!” OH, NO! I trudged my way to that overflowing fountain as any mother would, but on the inside, little...

At a family gathering, my conversationally limited son boldly said words that he had never said to me before: “Leave Me Alone.” My ears...

Please read my latest Guest Blog, "Ask The Expert," shared with Tracy Crump and her Caregiver's Corner. Click the link here: ...

I dropped everything when they informed me about “the incident” at school that day. When we arrived, the teachers shared that Blake had...

A certain autism specialist visited our DD center years ago at the beginning of our Autism journey. I will refer to him as "Dr. So & So"....

On Memorial Day as a child, we would always visit the cemetery where my grandfathers and grandmothers were laid to rest. I was young. ...

I think you know what I mean. Before we have children we have incredibly grandiose ideas of exactly what kind of parents we wish to...

I was raised in a Baptist church. Observing communion was always a very sober and reflective time, as it should be. We sat. We passed....

We had just finished singing the hymns in church and were getting seated for the special music before the sermon began, when I noticed an...

It was almost 7 pm and no one had arrived yet for our Thursday night Bible Study. The kids were all nestled in bed, the house was...

A few years ago, our county held an art auction for Autism. The art was exclusively made by our Autistic kids. The monies collected went...