Autism and Disabilities

I love families with special needs! My adopted twin sons were born with Fetal Alcohol Disorder and were later diagnosed with autism and developmental delays. They are now 22 years old and thriving! On this page I share what I’ve learned over the years about rearing and homeschooling children with special needs as well as some helpful links. If you have …

Speaking

Invite Author Karla Akins to Speak at your Next Conference of Event! Karla Akins is the author of A Pair of Miracles, the story of raising her twin sons with autism. Akins is also the author of several history books for homeschoolers including O Canada Her Story, Sacagawea, and Jacques Cartier. Her work has also been published in The Old Schoolhouse Magazine and she currently writes for Happy Sis Magazine. ...

Press Kit

Book Description Overview “A parent’s gripping journey of awareness, acceptance, and appreciation of her two boys dealing with significant challenges brought on by autism.” -Stephen Mark Shore, EdD When Karla Akins hoped that her autistic sons could learn to read and function independently, doctors warned her that those expectations would never be met. She set out to prove that, despite …

The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom: 4.5 stars

Whenever I read a book and think, “why didn’t I think of that?” It makes me sooo happy. And this book did. The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom (a self-described secular Jew)  is about a man named Dor (Hebrew for “generation”) who first measured time.  This book is a bit of an uncomfortable reminder of how humans, unlike animals, constantly count …

Where is Avonte?

While the news focuses on the nightmare of Obamacare, there’s a much more urgent story that isn’t being told. Avonte Oquendo, a 14-year-old autistic child is missing. He walked out of his school in Queens, New York 23 days ago and hasn’t been seen since. His disappearance highlights several disturbing trends for families with autism in this country. 1. Public …