Why Me?
Amy Lennard Goehner said it best, “The “typically developing” siblings of autistic children are, in fact, the furthest thing from
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Ashton’s Autism Journey
Ashton is autistic ….. big DUH to most of you, right? Many of you might wonder what our autism journey
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Why I’m better off having a child with Autism
“What a load of crap!” That’s what I feel people would have said to me had I been the parent
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Battling Infantilization
I haven’t been on my facebook page much the past few days because I’ve been struggling with some things. Thinking my
Read moreThe 3 D’s and your Special Needs Child
A note to my readers: The following is a political post. If you believe that it is permitted: to walk
Read moreAutistic Children Have Heavier Brains?
A story picked up by several news outlets, including Reuters and ABC News (whose version I’m critiquing in this post),
Read moreAutism Lights in Russia: Sergei Morozova – Svetlana Morozova
Sergei Morozova and his daughter Svetlana Morozova run the main autism charity in Moscow, Russia called the Dobra Association for
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Idle Hands and Autistic Children
Recently, this weekend, my son got up and took very good care of himself without waking us. He got dressed,
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Police and the Integration of Autistics
Our latest story is part reporting, part editorial hailing from our neighbor to the north, Canada. Michele Mandel covers an
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Friendships and Autistics
I often hear people talk about how important friendships are, to have friends, to be social, to interact with your
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