Skip to content
Big Abilities

Big Abilities

From struggles to strengths

  • Home
  • About
    • About Amy
    • As Featured In
    • Big Abilities Backstory
    • Contact Amy
  • Books
    • Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder
    • It Takes a Village: How to Build a Support System for Your Exceptional Needs Family
  • Blog & Podcast
    • Blog & Podcast
    • Their Stories
      • Their Stories: Feature Your Child on the Big Abilities Blog or Podcast
      • Their Stories Podcast Interviews
        • Podcast 22: Their Stories “Barclay”
      • Their Stories Blogs
        • Barclay
        • Jace
        • Jaden
        • Bruce
        • Caleb
        • Kaed
        • Nevaeh
  • Be a Guest
    • Be a Guest Writer on the Big Abilities Blog
    • Be a Guest on the Big Abilities Podcast
  • Resources
    • Barclay’s Play Room
    • Barclay’s Room
    • Developmental Milestone Trackers
    • How to Explain Autism Spectrum Disorder to a Child
    • Resources for Apraxia, Speech & Language Delays
    • Resources for Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Donate

Category: Uplifting Stories

A Goodbye Letter to Our ABA Center

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 bigabilities

My husband and I always talked about moving to the West Coast of Florida someday. But nestled in Central Florida, our autistic son Barclay was in a top-rated autism charter school and his amazing ABA center was just a few miles away. We thought it would be years before we could take him out ofContinue reading A Goodbye Letter to Our ABA Center →

Love What Matters

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 bigabilities

I was honored to be invited to share our family’s autism journey with our son on the Love What Matters platform. Read it now!Continue reading Love What Matters →

To My Child on the Autism Spectrum

January 12, 2021January 16, 2021 bigabilities

Before you were born, I had a pretty good idea of the path you’d follow. At least early on. All the baby books written by Drs. X, Y, and Z, as well as what I intuitively knew about child development, led me to believe that you’d smile before you laughed, coo before you spoke, sitContinue reading To My Child on the Autism Spectrum →

One Question Gives Mom of Autistic Son Platform to Spread Awareness

December 28, 2020May 26, 2021 bigabilities

Marlee never imagined her Facebook post would go viral. Now she’s spreading autism awareness. It all started with one simple question, “Why?”Continue reading One Question Gives Mom of Autistic Son Platform to Spread Awareness →

A Letter of Thanks to My Son’s Hairstylist

July 23, 2019May 26, 2021 bigabilities

For an autistic child, a haircut can be like walking through fire. But the right hairstylist will make all the difference in the world!Continue reading A Letter of Thanks to My Son’s Hairstylist →

Search Big Abilities

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 300 other followers
  • Facebook Group
  • Linkedin
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Amazon
  • Pinterest
  • Instagram
  • Tiktok

Topics

Search Big Abilities

Archives

Start a Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Big Abilities
    • Join 300 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Big Abilities
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar