Angela Vitale:  

Not sure who I was, or how I'd like to be remembered, but here's what I'm doing right now - I just finished homeschooling my autistic son, 7 years old (3/03), for Kindergarten and 1st grade. He's such a wonderful and special little boy. Some things are so easy that we finished well over two years worth of work, and other things took the entire time and he still doesn't know them. Teaching him was easily the most challenging, stressful, and rewarding thing I have done in a long time. I have just recently allowed him to try a regular school for some extra assistance. So far they are doing well by him, and he is showing them just how smart he is!! My son has other issues as well, and I've been working with a non-profit that trains service dogs. I worked to raise money for them so they could continue their wonderful work for others. Our service dog from 4 Paws for Ability is named Savannah and she joined our family in December 2009! We also see several therapists regularly to help him. SLP, OT, PT, it's alphabet soup weekly around here, and yet I don't mind. I am also raising my daughter, nearly 4 years old (8/06). She was born almost 2 months premature, but she was a fighter. You wouldn't know she was early anymore. I've got another little girl as well, she's 9months old (born 9/09). She's awesome. I didn't realize how much I missed the baby times until she was here!! She spends most of her days riding around on my back seeing everything. The rest of the time she's speed crawling around the house and trying to climb even though she can barely stand! After high school I w...Expand for more