Jason’s Journey

Jason’s Journey is an honest chronicle of a mother who has come to terms with her son, Jason’s Asperger’s diagnosis. Tanya Parker Mills shares poignant moments as her son enters into adulthood ands shed light on the struggles and triumphs as a parent.
  • Sometimes I Just Want to Go Waaay Back in Time

    By the time Jason gets through college, I think I’m going to feel like I’ve earned a brand new Bachelor [...]

  • IMG 1604

    One Thing at a Time

    Back before Christmas, Jason was thinking about meeting with our new Stake President (who oversees some ten congregations) some time [...]

  • Jason’s Thoughts on His First Pathway Class

    This Life Skills course even helped to prep my son for his first final exam…which happens to be on this [...]

  • Jason Gets Physical!

    As I mentioned in the last few paragraphs of a much earlier posting when I reviewed my initial reactions to [...]

  • J 41 E1354572520391

    A Possible Career for Jason

    A couple of weeks ago, I wasn’t surprised to see that Jason’s homework assignments all revolved around exploring his own [...]

  • Jason Gets Scheduled

    Each week, I grow more and more suspicious that this Pathway Program was designed with someone like my son in [...]

  • Jason At Computer

    Starting Down the Pathway to College

    Last night marked Jason’s fourth week in the Pathway Program and I’m encouraged by what I’ve seen thus far. After [...]

  • Google Chromebook

    Jason is “Slightly Trendy”

    Okay, my Aspie son may not have a job…yet. And he doesn’t drive…yet. But, according to this terrific article from [...]

  • Pathway Reach Map

    Pathway Accepts Jason

    Jason got accepted! In this next phase of his ongoing autism story, he’s been admitted to the BYU-Idaho Pathway Program, [...]

  • Jason Graduation

    A New Phase of Education for Jason

    Strangely enough, Jason’s elementary and secondary education were both marked by newspaper coverage. The first was The Press-Enterprise newspaper back [...]

  • IMG 0930 225x300

    Checklists for the IEP

    I know. I didn’t post yesterday as promised. I’m afraid that the closer I get to the LDStorymakers Conference next [...]

  • IMG 0925 300x211

    Jason’s Motor Skills and Socializing

    I came across an old email sent to a PTO colleague toward the end of Jason’s First Grade year. Reading [...]