Uncommon Sense

When it was time to pick an AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) system for Maya, I kind of didn't know where to begin. It w...

I have taken part in a lot of conversations about using AAC (in online forums, in real life, and via email) and one of the most popular r...

Yesterday I wrote something new, an all-star compilation of my favorite thing to argue about promote discuss. I liked it so much that I made...

Since I've only mustered the energy (physically, emotionally, cognitively) to put together 23 posts this year, doing a Top 10 list felt ...

Recently, life hasn't been easy. It’s made me so thankful. (That is not as disjointed as it may seem.) I wish that I was ge...

I am overwhelmed. This fall has been . . . hard. I am on the treadmill of life, running  to stand still . . . and I’m not really ev...

If you're just here because you like to see Maya, stick with me through the first few (more informative than usual) paragraphs. There...

So, I didn't mean to take a month off.  The devil (ok, the DOE, but they share many attributes, no?) made me do it.  Maya started kinder...

I am an overplanner. It's a characteristic which has generally served me well . . . I overpack (but am rarely unprepared), I'm an ex...

To know that your child can not say the things that she wants to say is nearly indescribably painful. To watch your child develop more or le...