Tag Archives: grief

The hardest day… a message to a friend

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

I wrote this post this past summer… for a friend. It was written in response to something she had written. It didn’t feel like the right time to release it then, but I sense that perhaps it is useful now: … Continue reading →

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School Based Teams, IEPs, and a Parent’s Journey with Autism (via Thirty Days of Autism)

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

I have been reflecting over the past week about how important it is to me to share the experiences that I have had parenting a child on the Autism spectrum.  So many of them have been positive, and although they … Continue reading →

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Let the tears come: dealing with grief and letting go

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Today I am thinking about another Mom of a child with autism who is facing some very difficult challenges: gut-wrenching, soul-tearing, strength-testing, heart-breaking decisions that will likely make life better for her beautiful son, and her family, and herself. I … Continue reading →

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