My child’s future with Autism, my goals
I can’t set goals for my son, I can only set goals for myself in hopes of making his future a little better. People say the best way to achieve your goals is to write them down. It makes you...
View ArticleThe Looks
(This piece appears in the recently published Anthology of Disability Literature) Recently, my 12-year-old Alex kept trying to scoot through an open door in the basement of our neighborhood...
View ArticleKnow your child is how you want your child to be
Whether you feel that Autism needs to be cured or not, we’ve all had that moment where we thought our newly diagnosed child was doomed to a complicated struggle of a life and that they will never...
View ArticleThe brilliance of the innocence
While out shopping yesterday, my son (6 years old with autism) said something that is so profoundly brilliant that it took a little while to realize the whole scope of it. You have to realize that this...
View ArticleIf you believe in yourself, the magic will happen
In 2007, a wonderfully fun little movie called Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium came out featuring Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman and Justin Bateman. While this movie will never hold a candle to films...
View ArticleAutism Study of the Month: Co-occurring Conditions and Change in Diagnosis in...
Co-occurring Conditions and Change in Diagnosis in Autism Spectrum Disorders Source: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/129/2/e305.abstract?sid=17b1810d-43f8-4c01-aff1-94a64941a94b Abstract...
View ArticleFrom the CDC: 1 in 88 have autism. Will there be rioting in the streets?
As much fun as rioting in the streets can be, what with the free tvs and tear gas… let’s just all just agree to riot on our blogs instead, where there is less pepper spray. Besides, is 1 in 88 really...
View ArticleA funny thing happened on the way to an autism discussion
I have two boys, one with autism and one without. I happen to think of them equally most of the time and I tend to also talk about them equally. This sometimes leads to some confusion when I tell...
View ArticleThe subjective relativity with which we define “normal”
Normal… that peculiar notion of fitting in with those around us. Not with society… but with those around us. In highschool, some people felt it was normal to be with the cool kids, others with the...
View ArticleThe life I once had
It’s not something I talk about very much. It’s really quite boring. But even more than that, it’s really quite depressing. It’s negative. It’s not the me that most of you have come to know now, that...
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