Tina Cruz

Bio

I'm a writer, wife and mother of three children. The two youngest children have high-functioning autism and the oldest is gifted/Aspergers. I advocate for autism awareness and education, as well as acceptance. I view autism as a growth process and the opportunity to connect parents for support as a privilege. I'm passionate about social media and building community with women bloggers (yeah, ok and some men, too). Social Media connects us all. I love meeting new people. I say I am "mostly sane" and what keeps me that way are God, my husband, Starbucks and Chai tea, in that order. My oldest daughter is almost 15, my middle guy is 10 and the "egg in the middle of the pancake sandwich" and my littlest daughter is 7. I've been married 17-18 years, honestly, I really have kind of forgotten,not in a bad way, but in the way you come to love your old shoes or your favorite pair of jeans that make you feel so good..and sexy. He is my best friend and tech support, the 4th "J" in my life. We have a couple of cats we are slaves to, and live a pretty comfy life. We are Christian, but progressive. I have been homeschooling for 4 years. I wonder why I didn't start sooner, because I love it. I was born to teach my children.