In less than two weeks I will return home after five months of helping care for my grandchildren Emilio and Laylani. When I first started this journey I had no expectations, but I did know that I had to find new ways to connect with Emilio who has autism; learning about autism has been an enlightening experience.  Prior to this experience, the comment “It’s the responsibility of his parents” kept me at a comfortable distance. I knew that I needed help to enable me to understand and help Emilio better, so I took a course called “The Son-rise Program” where I learned techniques and strategies that can dramatically help improve Emilio’s learning, development, communication and skill acquisition. (more…)