I just want to introduce myself to the Sandhills bloggers! My name is Christine Garton and I have written lots of different things before; letters, flyers, proposals and even newspaper notices, but nothing as personal as a blog.

I chose to do this because I think that hearing from a mom of a child with a disability would be a good addition to the blogging world. You will also find that I actually have quite a bit in common with many families in the Sandhills area!

 We are a military family (Army) . We have been married for  eleven years and have lived in 4 states: Virginia, Washington, California, Colorado and now North Carolina. I am a Virginian and my husband is a Californian. We met while I was in the Army and we were both stationed at Bragg.

We also have three children; 11, 7 and 3.Two of those have a special need.

My ten year old was diagnosed with ADD just 6 months ago. We have had many challenges with her over the years, but when she was diagnosed, it all made scense.

Our most challenging child is our seven year old son. He was diagnosed with Autism three years ago. This was the reason why I decided to blog. I wanted to give the perspective of parenting children with challenges.

I am also the program coordinator for Family Support Network of the Sandhills, www.fsnsandhills.org and I am always open to questions, support and advocacy. I hope to add a weekly Sunday blog. But as time is valuable, I may not be able to. So keep a look out. If you are a parent of a child with a special need I hope that a look into our house might help you.