My name is Micky. I married my high school sweetheart, Mike, and we have been together since we were 16.  I live in NC and have 3 children. I have worked with kids, both typical, and special needs in the schools since I was 18. I have been a volunteer and a substitute teacher. Since I had my youngest, I have stayed home to care for, and work with her.

I attended college for 3 years, majoring in elementary education and biology. I did not graduate after having my son, but I am very thankful for the things I learned while there. Those 2 subjects that I studied for those 3 years, gave me a solid foundation for caring for my kids. After several classes on human biology, human physiology, and genetics, I better understand their physical disabilities, the how's and why's of their conditions, and all that genetic mumbojumbo that (with my husband) goes in one ear and out the other. LOL. The early education and elementary education classes helped me better know how to education my kids and help them learn. I work with my daughter everyday and I previously removed my son from public school and homeschooled him for 2 years until I felt he was ready to actually be in a school setting, he is now in 8th grade and loves being there!!
My oldest is grown and married. My 2 younger children both have special needs and are the reason I now have this website (as well as my other site Something Sew Special) My son, Jake, is 15. My youngest daughter, Kaitlyn, is 5. They both have cerebral palsy, seizures, mental retardation, microcephaly, are nonverbal, and are technically "undiagnosed". They both carry a mutation on the gene responsible for Rett Syndrome, but it is an "unknown" mutation and the doctors don't know what it means. They do not present with typical Rett characteristics.

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read this!

Micky Ashley

I have decided to remove the contact form from this website due to the constant emails either seeking business/marketing info or asking for medical, school, therapy, relocation, etc. advice. Despite putting on the form that I can't answer these type of questions, I was still receiving dozens a week, sometimes a dozen a day. I felt bad not answering the emails, but I grew tired of it, along with the frustration of no one seemingly even bothering to read the message. So I removed it all together.