I have been MIA here for a few weeks partially because I have been feeling like complete crap. Not only is this pregnancy kicking my ass (unlike my almost symptom-less previous three), but I have had pneumonia for the past two weeks and have been lying in bed like a …
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 …
I can completely understand why my 8-year-old gets so angry at his teacher when she interrupts what he is doing, and wants him to change gears. He loves reading and is having difficulty changing activities in school. All he wants to do is read his book, and he actual refuses …
Sometimes one little phone call can set off a whole chain of events. Yesterday I went out to grab a breakfast biscuit from Hardee’s; I usually hate breakfast food. Before I was has halfway through eating my biscuit I got a call from my 8-year old’s teacher; never a good …
The hungries have taken over! I’ve been hungry all week, and not just hungry, but starving! I’ve noticed that very shortly after I feel that hunger pang, I’m feeling sick. Feeling hungry is a fairly new sensation for me. I usually do not recognize when I’m hungry because I never …
I have scoured the internet looking for what is written about asperger’s/autism and pregnancy and I could find nothing. Being pregnant (again) with our fourth child, I think now is as good a time as any to start talking about pregnancy and autism. I found plenty of information claiming that …
