It's Like This

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Creative writing and reflections about life as the caregiver, advocate, mom and ally of an autistic young adult.

About Robin LaVoie

Writing to make sense of this life. Researcher, essayist, mom, caregiver, genealogist, reader, fidgety meditator. Loves the ocean, lives in the desert. Fan of bad puns, good storytelling, and random kindnesses.

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