Spielberg couldn’t show the shark. He didn’t have digital special effects or a blockbuster budget; just an underwater camera and a mechanical rubber shark that kept sinking in the bay. So he had to find another way. Continue reading “The Power of Constraints”
-Sean and Annette Hughes are the founders of Care For Us, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping special needs parents and their kids be the best they can be. This is Part-4 of a series chronicling their story. For previous posts click here. Continue reading “Our Story: Part 4”
-Sean and Annette Hughes are the founders of Care For Us, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping special needs parents and their kids be the best they can be. This is Part-3 of a series chronicling their story. For previous posts click here. Continue reading “Our Story: Part 3”
-Sean and Annette Hughes are the founders of Care For Us, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping special needs parents and their kids be the best they can be. This is Part-2 of a series chronicling their story. For previous posts click here. Continue reading “Our Story: Part 2”
I hated school. Actually, that’s not entirely true. I liked being with my friends and playing on the basketball team and being in the band and recess and talking to girls. I liked learning too. I liked learning just about anything. Math, reading history and science-especially science. I liked all of it. I just hated class. Continue reading “What’s Wrong With Your Good Kid?”
“Where’s Aidan?” It’s a question that gets asked out loud or in my head hundreds of times every day in my house. Aidan is my nine year old, highly energetic, happy, beautiful son. He’s also my minimally verbal, constant flight risk, moderate to severely autistic son. And not knowing where he is for too long usually doesn’t end well. Seven years into this journey, my family looks very different than I would have expected when we started this whole thing. Continue reading “Where’s Aidan?”
