Help_PUSH

One of the great things about having your sons in day programs (ie Community Coaching, Community Engagement or Group Day) is the ability for them to keep learning…So I gave Nicholas $20 to go with his group on last Friday to this sit down Reataurant & order & pay for his food…the next day we were out & I asked him if he wanted a slushy from 7~Eleven…gave him money to pay for it….well I guess he learned about tipping…because he not only paid the clerk but told her to “Keep The Change”definitely gotta work on the distinction between hourly staff & waitresses….The Journey Continues

One of the things we believes helps the Brownlow Brothers is to ensure that they are challenged both physically & mentally so here is Jonathan playing a new Word Search game on his iPad…I love it because it highlights every word in a different color but the words do in all directions which helps him to think differently & focus…the other game is one called Car Jam where he has to send color coordinated taxis to pick up passengers…and as you can see there are many fun educational games on his iPad that have helped him continue to improve on skills carried over form school to everyday life…The Journey Continues!

That look when you realize your Special Needs Child is so computer savy that he goes thru 72K photos back to July 2009 but then changes the wallpaper background in the Safari web browser so that every time you open a new page you see a younger him…not sure if this is Genius or Vanity… but I’m here for it…The Journey Continues

Ok….so no crying …this page was started by & managed by to show the many joys of the Brownlow Brothers that come with being a Special Needs Support Parent, so weather you were exposed to the Brownlow Brothers thru the local interview (link in bio) or thru their IG Page their FB Page or within the local Hampton Roads Community…the goal is always to not only help them build a sense of independence & confidence but to let others know that they are just young curious individuals..,so for the past few months Nicholas has been talking about Cyber Trucks …so yesterday we visited the local TESLA dealership …then today while at the in VA Beach Nicholas saw & electric car & I ask the owner if Nicholas could look inside…he said yes Nicholas proceeded to take over…not only did he close the door but you can see him introducing himself as Nicholas Asparagus…the guy was nice enough to show Nick a few features of the Electric Car…I thanked the guy before we left & told him he had given Nicholas a year of memories in that small 2 minutes…I didn’t even get the guys name…but I am grateful that in a world where some just want to be left alone he saw a chance to put a smile on a young man’s face he didn’t know…& to me he is the core of what HELP PUSH stands for Help People Unite Special Hero’s …

Free Spirit is the best way to describe Nicholas…he found a new way to entertain himself with the vacuum at the car was today…I guess that music was hitting @

If you follow the life of the Brownlow Brothers you know they are exposed to many different adventures, activities & customs….in this case the final dress rehearsal of the 2026 Virginia International Tattoo…would like to thank the Norfolk Department of Education for tickets to the 11th Annual Special Needs Night. This has been an event that the Brownlow Brothers look forward to every year…& as you see while he might not have known the French translation…Nicholas knows good music when he hears it.

One of the ways the Brownlow brothers have been successful is because Ginger Brownlow & Isreal Brownlow Jr realized early on not only would we have to invest in our 3 boys starting early but completely go against conventional wisdom of what should be done…so early on Ginger began teaching Jonathan basic sign language & I purchased a book on Amazon Signing Exact English over the years we invested in many learning things that would improve their skills…to today Jonathan came to me & said “juice” using both sign language & his words…& I kind of ignored him@because I knew he has had 2 juices earlier…well he wasn’t having it because he knew that I knew what he was saying…& using some of the problems solving skills we try to teach daily…he went into the kitchen& got the Family Event calendar off the wall & wrote juice in cursive….how could I not reward that…their so is because we refused to put them in a box & label them as society thought many years ago…Thank God society has come a long way…as for us…The Journey Continues & we will continue to enjoy the ride.

Just one of the beautiful signs that Spring is here….Jonathan sleeping peacefully in his favorite hammock in the back yard…it’s like he’s in retirement mode…The Journey Continues

There has been no greater joy then becoming a stay at home dad in June 2008. The idea that you are accepting the responsibilities to care for nurture, mold young boys into men is a great but terrifying honor & I thank for trusting me with this challenging…these young have given me more then I could have ever given them, they made me grow more over the years as I have watched them the lessons & love are unimaginable…The Journey Continues

that look when you catch 1 of your Special Needs sons watch YouTube videos on how to make Mac & Cheese & then catch him@ breaking into the garage to get the frozen mozzarella out the chest freezer…even when we aren’t working on their life skills they are learning on their own & that’s a great thing… The Journey Continues