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Expecting Perfection

A funny thing came up in Paul’s session last week. His 8-month-old black lab puppy Hobo chewed on his watch because Paul was sleeping and wouldn’t wake up and play. Paul was irate and so disappointed in Hobo…
"Thanks" to the Neighbor Giving Out Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans

Thanks friendly neighbor for giving my ADHD, ASD, OCD boys chocolate covered coffee beans… either they are for me, then AWESOME! I love you! Or you can’t read Spanish, in which case you are an idiot for bu…
Help! Does my kid have OCD?

Over the past few weeks we have noticed something with Elliott. That something bares a striking resemblance to OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). In Elliott’s case it has to do with hand washing. Elliott is…
Letter and Labels

Everything has a label, we have ADHD, PDD, GDD, NT, PPD, HFA, AP, GD, EC, and OCD just to name a few. everything has something to signify the disorder, the type of parenting, a deviation from the norm. We put labels on…
Alphabet Soup

It started with the drain. A couple of weeks ago, Ryan became obsessed with yanking the drain stopper out of the bathroom sink. We kept telling him to leave the drain alone, but that made him all the more insistent t…
A troubled Teen Autistic Son..

He just turned 13. We started taking him off the Abilify, He has taken it for 7 years. This year I notice he is not sweet and innocent anymore. He asks about sex all the time. He even asked if he could practice having…
We Have Autism

The worst thing to do to someone with Autism is to not give them a chance to explain themselves. We're people who need a bit of time to fully explain our actions and thoughts because we're often misunderstood. It's no…
The Button Pusher

Alex dashes in from the afternoon school bus and rockets ahead of me. I grab for the hood of his jacket and come up with air as he darts inside the front door of our building. He’s racing for the elevator. &ld…
Jacquelyn's Story

“Mom, I changed my mind…” Just the fact that my six year old daughter can speak those words nearly brings me to tears. I find myself near tears a lot lately because Jacquelyn is becoming more typical a…
Lack Of Evidence To Support Use Of Antidepressants For Autism

Antidepressants commonly prescribed to people with autistic spectrum disorders cannot be recommended based on current evidence, a new study by Cochrane Researchers concludes. Despite some evidence of benefits in ad…