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The Reality of the Cliff and the Comfort of Community

The Reality of the Cliff and the Comfort of Community

by Sonia Voynow | Jan 7, 2016 | How Connection Eases Stress

As the parent of a 17-year-old with autism, I have four more years before being faced with The Cliff. The cliff is a time of reckoning for many families who have a child on the autism spectrum. You come to this cliff when your child turns 21, and he or she ages out of...
Learning To Love The Dandelions

Learning To Love The Dandelions

by Sonia Voynow | Dec 6, 2013 | Empowered Parenting, Seeing Your Whole Child

I’ve been preoccupied lately (some would say obsessed) with thoughts about my son’s future. In six short years, he will be 21, an age that strikes terror into the heart of anyone who has a child with special needs. Services like physical and speech therapy, and social...

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