How We Hide Our Autism
If you are the parent of an Autistic child, I’m going to introduce you to a concept that’s going to scare the pants off you: Your child is going to grow up to be me. I am an Autistic adult. Some people...
View ArticleAutism: It Isn’t Always What You Think It Is
We live in a world where image is everything. We seem to want to SEE much more than we want to read, listen or do. So much so, in fact, that more and more comments on my Facebook page are now animated...
View ArticleAutism Isn’t Just for Boys
Autism isn’t just for boys, you know… This is a well-known saying amongst my fellow bloggers that we are continually pushing out there. As a parent of a young girl diagnosed with Autism—with a demand...
View ArticleA Day in Our Life With Autism
I am a mom with an unusual life. I find myself trying to explain our life with autism to others, and I often get strange looks from people who can’t grasp our life. So what is my autism household like?...
View ArticleHow One Mother Connects With Her Autistic Son
Parents of children with autism are all looking for a way into their child’s world. Autism encloses people inside like a turtle shell. But every once in a blue moon, if you’re lucky, you find a way in...
View ArticleStaying Positive, Even When Some Days Are Hard
The power of social media and the internet is amazing. Information is at our fingertips whenever we’re ready to access it. Yet, immediately after Joseph was diagnosed with autism, I could not face the...
View ArticleHow Raising an Autistic Child Has Challenged (and Strengthened) My Marriage
This month, my husband and I will celebrate our twentieth wedding anniversary. Twenty years ago, I wasn’t concerned with the latest autism research, inclusive education or fighting for disability...
View ArticleI Have This Thing Called Autism
Fourth-grader George Yionoulis made a video to help his classmates understand “why he does the things he does” because of his autism. The video is a compilation of photos and videos of George through...
View ArticleWhat Is the ‘Best Age’ to Get Diagnosed With Autism?
Last month, I accompanied my husband to an appointment where he was finally diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. He’d had months of assessments to get to this place. What is particularly...
View ArticleThe Mess of Autism
There is a big pile of confusion over Asperger’s, Autism and functioning labels (high and low) that causes many difficulties for parents. The only clinical difference between Autism and Asperger’s is...
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