For a long time, Eden was our easy child. She has always been that way. Helpful, older than her age, mature, loved by adults and other kids alike. Responsible, maybe a little short on attention, but compliant and loving, and fiercely loyal to her parents and her siblings. She made friends quickly and was independent. When we were busy taking care of her siblings, she could essentially take care of herself. It took us a while to realize this wasn't all personality. Part of it

We don't stay in mainstream RV parks. Not because we're purists or minimalists or trying to prove something about how we travel. We don't stay in them because they don't work for our son. Hyrum has autism and PDA, and the things that make a typical RV park appealing to most families, playgrounds, clubhouses, pools, neighbors close enough to borrow a cup of sugar from, are the very things that make them impossible for him. He needs space. He needs quiet. He needs the freedom t

We spent years trying to fix what we thought was broken. ABA therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, alternative medicine, consultations with specialists across the country, even a center in Israel that claimed they could help the most challenging cases. We were told if we started early enough, if we committed fully enough, Hyrum would be ready for mainstream kindergarten. But every therapy failed. Not because we did not try hard enough, or because the therapists were