In light of National Silbings Day….. Corbin is an Autism Sibling Superhero! He sticks up for his brother, the first time way back when he was in second grade and some “big kid” said that “autism kids were dumb”. Corbin said he wanted to karate chop him but he didn’t and he remembered to instead teach […]
Corbin held the remote out to his brother and as soon as Brian started to reach for it, he yanked it out of reach with a mischievous grin. Brian giggled. He did it again. And then again. Brian was still giggling but I told Corbin to cut it out and give it to his brother. […]
Dear Corbin, Last night, we had a family birthday party for you. I love getting our family together to celebrate someone’s birth, particularly when it’s one of my boys. It was so much fun talking with everyone, watching you smile and laugh, and seeing you light up with your gifts. So much fun until your […]
Apparently Corbin was playing outside with his aunt, brother, and cousins yesterday afternoon when a neighborhood child asked, “What is wrong with him?”.
My sister and my niece quickly answered with the correct answer, “Nothing is wrong with him. He just has something called autism.”
The child replied, “What is that? Some kind of stupid disease?”.
Corbin has definitely had children ask him about his brother on many occasions and he usually does a wonderful job using it as a teaching experience. But we all have those days where our limits are already maxed.
Feeling completely void of creativity and energy today I decided to hire a guest blogger. He’s new to the blogging world but can talk up a storm. He’s big-hearted, funny, and always center of attention. Without further ado, let me welcome my eight-year-old son, Corbin, to the blogosphere. “Hi, I am Corbin and I take […]
