Autism

While this isn’t a hard and fast rule, you may want to note the color of the candy pail your trick-or-treaters are carrying.

The trend has been gaining momentum over the past few years and is now pretty widely recognized. This is great awareness for a few reasons. First if you have someone come to trick or treat that looks to old to be participating with a blue pail and second if you have a child that comes by they may have a hard time for various reasons, excitedly shouting "Trick-or-Treat" like others. Blue pails are a great subtle indicator that these cuties deserve extra smiles and yummy Halloween treats.

A small boy from Meridian who struggle with autism invited his whole class to his birthday party. Only one person was coming and that's when the Nampa High football team stepped in.

A 16-year-old boy with autism has gone missing in the Nampa, Idaho area. Please look over his picture and information and alert authorities immediately if you come across important information.

This darling little nine-year-old boy from Kuna struggles every single day with challenges like ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Autism, and he is terrified of weather. His Mom just wants him to be able to live and love life. Meet Zakary.

I've been living with Autism for ten years. It tends to throw you for a loop when you least expect it. A new obsession, bullying, strange fears. As a parent, you just want to have all the hopes and dreams in the world for all of your kids, but your heart sinks when people say stuff like this.

It was a conversation I had put off for years, but being that April is Autism Awareness Month I wanted to share my story with Autism Spectrum Disorder and how I told my son he has Autism.

Wow, it is Tough being a parent sometimes. My kids hit me up with a doozy of a question yesterday and I didn't know what to say. Feel free to give me your advice.

When I first heard the words "Autism Spectrum Disorder" I was terrified. Never in a million years did I think I would ever see Autism as a blessing. Today I do.

Over the weekend I was at the 5th Annual Meridian Block Party at Settlers Park.  They had a ton of booths and great free, family fun!  I was surprised and happy to learn that we have some really great services in the Treasure Valley.