As some of you might know, Meaghan, our only child without Autism, received Ty Pennington's "surprise room".  It is a Winter extravaganzaof snow flakes, mountains and, most important, PENGUINS.  Last week, I received a call from a lovely woman.  She ... more

  Deirdre, our 13 (almost 14) year old came off of the bus the other day....I immediately noticed she was upset.  I asked her what was the matter. OH BOY...here come the tears.    Deirdre told me of a young boy (I will not say the word man with this hooligan) wh... more

  Our youngest son, Kiernan, turned 7 years old yesterday....suddenly, yesterday morning, he decided to start babbling.  Like a baby babbles, but he was trying to say something.  I sent him off to school, on the bus, like every morning.  I warned the bus driver ... more

  In a perfect world, all people, including those with disabilities would be accepted by all people.Today, as I was standing in line, with my children, at the San Antonio Zoo, a little girl walked by us and said, "Hi Kiernan....look Mama, Kiernan's here".I asked the ... more

HOME...Where You Can Be A BEE... I was grocery shopping, with Caitlin, a few years ago. She was not happy with the song selection on the intercom at the store. She started her buzzing noise and it got progressively louder.I turned to her and gently said, "Caitlin, you are buzz... more

  I really don't know how to write about this so here I go...  I have been living with Autism for 17 years.  These were not always easy years, but they did fly by quite quickly...  Our oldest daughter, who is 17 years old taught us alot about living with a baby,... more

  I always knew that I was put on this Earth for a purpose.  I believe everyone is.  I have thought alot about this lately.    Since I was a very young girl, I was always around Autism.  From babysitting a 3 year old boy with Autism at the age of 11 ye... more

My name is Jeanette O'Donnell. I am the mother of 6 amazing children and the wife of an wonderful man.5 of our children are in the Autism Spectrum.  There is Caitlin, 17, severe Autism; Deirdre, 13, Asperger's Syndrome; Erin, 11, PDD-NOS, Meaghan, 10, NT (Neuro-typic... more