Jeannie is the answers.com autism category expert writer. This is a compilation of her articles.
Parents of special needs children often express feelings of isolation, and need for interaction with others who understand. When there is a lack of support in the community, or in addition to that support many turn to online “friends” for support. Feeling like someone truly understands, and knows what …
Many of you know that I was have computer / website difficulties last week. A very helpful “Tweep,” a guy who follows on twitter, offered to help walk me through some computer issues. While I was on a Google chat following some techy instructions the Tot walks up next to …
The glass was about to touch my lips when I heard, “Mommy, I want milk!” What a good sentence! And—he asked so nicely. “I like milk.” I smiled, and prompt forked over the glass. “Milk is good for you. It will make you big and strong,” I told him. “Make …
Me and My Brilliant Ideas We’ve established that lack of sleep makes me do stupid things. It super-charges my brain, gives me loads of ideas, but I fail to think them through before plunging right in During my week long insomnia-fest I tried to redesign my blog. This is something …
Insomnia, night terrors, and an array of other sleeping issues often plaque those of us with autism spectrum disorders. However, what I have discovered is that when I do not get enough sleep a few things happen. I imagine that a lack of sleep can do weird things to a …
Like my Little Man before (now 9) before him, the Tantrum Tot (3) is a runner. I was fortunate that Aspie Teen was not a runner when he was little. Had he been runner, at least he would have been the only one I had to think about. Three additional …
Long before I knew anything about autism, let alone that my boys and I are all on the spectrum, I feared going out alone with them-intensely. I never imagined that I would have to live through this. I shouldn’t be worried about leaving the house with them, but the reality …
Several people have asked about this LED color-changing shower head, which I wrote about in a previous post, My Environment and My Aspie Moods, so here is a video of it changing colors. An excited Tantrum Tot practices his colors while LED shower light changes. It is not the …
According to a “new” study, autistic children are more trusting than their neuro-typical peers. These children tend to believe what they are told, and be more likely to blindly trust information provided to them by both people they know and strangers. About the Study Li Yi, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, …
Yes, this is a picture of a bathroom, my bathroom to be exact and today this is my happy place. I’ve been discussing the importance my environment has on my emotions, and how utterly critical it is for me (and most Aspies I believe) to have a place where they …
