When I Encouraged Her, She Literally Began to Fly!

When I Encouraged Her, She Literally Began to Fly!

Guest blogger:  Julie Hornok It wasn’t the bright white coat or cold, sterile environment that sent chills down my spine. It was the doctor’s life-changing words, “Your daughter has autism.”  With that overwhelming diagnosis, the doctor might as well have handed me a...
Managing a Marathon Mindset

Managing a Marathon Mindset

Guest blogger: Julie Hornok   Two weeks after my daughter, Lizzie’s, official autism diagnosis, I hit a wall. I woke up each morning with bloodshot eyes from late night hours spent on the internet. Researching was my full-time job now, although the knowledge I gained...
The Day I Thought I Could Fix Autism

The Day I Thought I Could Fix Autism

Guest blogger: Julie Hornok   When my daughter, Lizzie, was eighteen-months-old and still not able to speak a single word, I blamed myself. I was so busy catering to the every need of my demanding three-year-old that I often left Lizzie playing contently alone. She...