Lately I’ve been considering putting my 2-year-old son in preschool a few days a week to regain my sanity, and maybe just maybe accomplish something. As if the little guy knows what I’m planning he is becoming clingier by the day. It is not new for him to scream and bang …
I was reading an article on WebMD that stated “most teens and adults with autism have less severe symptoms and behaviors as they get older, a groundbreaking study shows” You can read the full article. here While working through the writing of my memoir, Twirling Naked in the Streets…, I …
Stop Trying to Change Me, to Modify Me! Let Me Be Me! I am often asked to give advice on how parents can help their children navigate situations. How can they get them to do this or that, or act in a certain way that is more “normal”? The …
This is a review of a middle-grade novel by a first time novelist. It is not a book about or related to autism, but in my opinion definitely worth a read! All children (or former children–now adults) who have struggled to fit in will be able to related to this …
It is embarrassing to continue to lose your car in Wal-Mart’s parking lot. It’s embarrassing when you do not recognize people you should know. It’s embarrassing when you stumble to the wrong car, swing the door open, jump in, and didn’t realize you scared the crap out of the driver …
