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Lesson 1: You Are Not on the Star Trek Enterprise

I love Star Trek. It seems like every episode there is some kind of crisis and the captain and crew have to use logic and ingenuity to solve it. There are even Vulcans on the original and Voyager who are super logica…
There Will Be Salad

Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Image Source // ]]> Yesterday morning, I got up at 6:30 A.M. to go downtown with my case manager to see about getting cash assistance to tide me o…
When Our Kids Become Adults

As Neal celebrates his 16th birthday, I am met with the realities of parenting a child with severe autism. Neal will always need me to care for him. Yes, he has come so far in his development. At one time too frighten…
How I survived a bridal shower weekend

I hate parties. Hate them. They're loud, there are a lot of people, and I'm expected to socialize, even with people I don't really know. If you ask me, that's plenty of reasons to hate parties. But, it was my sister…
How it feels to have Asperger's Syndrome

I can totally relate to the following video from Asperger’s Sadie on twitter. I am married for 19 years, but: I have no real friends other than my wife I do not get people I do not know how to play the game I c…
Changing the Discussion about Autism

The Autism Society and Autisable want people to submit a video as a response to the video shown above. We want people to speak for themselves about Autism. Providing encouragement to others in similar situations. Thi…
When is it Good Enough?

When do we see our children’s lives as being “Good Enough”? When do we stop pushing them? When are we okay with letting go, and learn from outcomes? When do we accept their lives as being different…
Plans Are Set in Stone

If you were to make plans with my son, Brandon they would be set in stone. He cannot tolerate any kind of changes as it puts him into a depressed state. If you cannot show up for any reason or you are late he takes it…
Cushions Of Energy

Last week, my therapist handed me a CD. "Try this," she said. "Every night before you go to bed, do this guided imagery exercise. Let me know how to like it when I see you next week." I took the CD home, and that n…
Aspergers 2 Mom: The Big Bang, Organization and Executive Functioning

One of the rooms I hate to enter is collegeman’s office. Well technically it is the home office, but he usurped it during high school and never returned it. There is a desk in there for hubby, but collegeman gen…