Posts by Lindsey Althaus
10 Things I Wish You’d Teach Your Kids About Disabilities
It was a typical Saturday. We were invited to a picnic at my husband, Jeremy’s, Uncle’s house. It was a small affair of just immediate family and us. We were excited to see everyone. Since the pandemic had had us at home for sometime only going out for basics and to Whit’s therapies and school. We smoked queso and made a pasta salad. Loaded everyone in the car triple checked to make sure we had everything and off we went. We got there unloaded, said our hello’s, grabbed food and…
Read MoreFive Days a Week I Send My Autistic Son To School
Five days a week we rush out the door. There’s a lot of yelling, some giggles, and usually a sigh of relief when we see the bus coming down the street. Five days a week we put our non verbal son on the bus and we trust with everything that we have that he will be well taken care of, loved, and included. In May during field day Whit’s para of almost two years told us she was leaving. They may have had to sneak me out the back wearing…
Read MoreA Letter to My Autistic Son’s School Team
Dear Team, First and foremost thank you for being here. We want you to know that we are truly grateful for you. We are so excited for this school year. It’s going to sound weird but we have been praying for you and hoping for you. We used to want to control the situation of who Whitman had and what his school year was going to look like but we’ve started simply praying that God would put the right people in our life so Whitman could grow into his best…
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