Penguins & Aliens

The story is the trials and joys in raising a child with disabilities. The book is a retrospect of my life as I turned my mourning into dancing. As a mother I evolved into a person who fought, persevered, and clearly found delight in bringing a child with autism and cognitive impairments through the various facets of life on into adulthood. Throughout the book I have chosen to add little snippets and relevant stories when words or concepts were misunderstood by our daughter, Allicia. This story is written in hopes of creating an understanding that a disability does not define the person. My hope is for others to understand the person, the humor, and the personalities of people that just happen to have a disability.