Bright Siders

It’s Transformation Day! Let’s dance it out today with our “Sunday Best” by Surfaces. This shirt is out of print and well-worn because I love wearing the message that it sends. Purely a message of positivity and change. Thank you to the therapists and educators who help with transformation each day! Bubbles 4 Autism Days at schools are my favorite way to see these heroes in action, playing on the school yards with the children they connect with and allow them to fly. 🌈💓🦋 #lifeonthebrightside #faces4autism #SundayBest

In honor of National Sibling Day, our guest of honor is Kyle’s twin sister Ellie Mosca! She talks a bit about what it’s like to have a sibling on the spectrum.

Parenting and Teaching are all about peace, love and acceptance! Special Needs Parenting Coach Kara Renninger of Aligned 4 Learning is on the Bright Side to talk about special needs parenting and how important it is to organize your IEP Paperwork for your child. #aligned4learning www.aligned4learning.com

🏊🏊🏊🏼‍♂️🏆T-shirts tell the tale sometimes when you don’t have time to tell the story. We Kyle had the chance to relax and be cool in the pool today, thanks to Jerry Ryan of Elephants for Autism, Sari Carroll and Robin Taylor at Brigantine Aquatic Center for a special event. The participants all received “trophy awards”, as Kyle called them. Autism parents take a lot of flack from people who don’t get it. Can you imagine strangers finger wagging at you because your child was acting up? Telling you that you were a bad parent? Here’s a story to give your Sunday a smile!

Speech Therapist and Mo Life Speaks podcaster, ( https://molifespeaks.com/podcast/mochats-with-an-introvert-business-owner-maayan-bobylev/ ) and Life Coach Mo Jones joins us for a chat about her years as a speech language pathologist in NY schools, and since we lost the first part of the discussion due to a tech snafu, we make up for it with some discussion about how important it is for each of us to find our own voices.

Today is our 33rd wedding anniversary so this shirt seems to be most fitting. Statistics show that 90% Parents of special needs children end up in divorce. How do you keep the music playing? Is there a formula? A system? A book? Well, let’s start with a podcast! NIMS Community Leader Debi Jenkins joins us via Zoom from the UK to teach us about the importance of nourishing our relationships. 💓💕

We talk about three great books written by adult self-advocates. This shirt is the epitome of love, hope and acceptance! I have worn it many places to open doors of awareness, then acceptance. Let’s talk about how we can create more acceptance out there, one step at a time, one person at a time. www.faces4autism.org

#30days30autismtshirts30podcasts Day 7! Yes, we were confused tonight! Ken Mosca joins us again for this episode to talk about our experience at the Vaccine Mega Site in Atlantic City. Also, when my kids were small, they loved the Disney movie High School Musical. Soon it became the soundtrack of our lives. Knowing that friendship is key to connecting into the world at large for those on the spectrum, let’s explore the idea of doing things that we enjoy to share those gifts.

It’s our 19th anniversary as Families for Autistic Children Education and Support, or as The FACES Group as we called ourselves in 2002. Let’s talk origin story today with our special guest my husband Ken Mosca, father to our twins, FACES Board member and Stand Up for Autism comedy show producer.

Hey Bright Siders! We are talking the talk for the next 25 days so please join us for chats and interviews all month long in celebration of Autism Acceptance Month. Today we talk crayons, connections, cats and even Blue’s Clues. This week, we will talk about books and movies to read about autism and developmental disorders. #LifeonTheBrightSide #FACES4Autism