Behind The Breakthroughs

What do you do when your child is verbal but not communicative? Who can function but still struggles with self-help skills? In this episode we chat with a mother who asked these very same questions and when she did not find the answers she created a successful blog entitled, "Not the Former Things."   Meet Shawna Wingert an author, homeschool teacher, wife, but most importantly a "real" mom who shares her realness in her blogs. Join us as Shawna opens up about her journey of what it is like to raise and homeschool her two sons diagnosed with autism. Her honest and relatable blogs have allowed her to create a community not only for her self, but have encouraged and connected other moms who share similar journeys.   IN THIS EPISODE:  Our guest today is Shawna Wingert who writes a blog entitled, "Not the Former Things." Her blog focuses on the "realness" of raising and homeschool her two sons who are diagnosed with autism. When Shawna received the first diagnosis she went on the internet to find another mom who