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Focused on the Prize

You know those days? The ones that make you crazy? The ones where you don't even know what to think? The times where every thing that can go wrong does go wrong until you get to the point that you are so frustrated, so…
Those Scariest of Possibilities

There's one report card that never fails to bring me to my knees. You can know all you want but when it's in front of you, when the tangible proof is in your hand, you have to admit it. I said before...
Having a Fields Day

There is much diversity within both the disability and autism communities. The range of abilities, strengths, and challenges within our children - and within disabled adults - is without end. That is what I love abou…
Coming Clean About that Autism *Taboo*

Before the Storm - when 'It' came to town...
Being an Adult on the Spectrum - Recalling my Childhood

My family has a lot of interesting stories to tell people about the younger me. That, in itself is not unusual. However, the stories always… I don’t know. I don’t resent my family for telling them…
Can We Outgrow Autism?

Earlier this week news reports presented a study describing children who supposedly “grew out of autism.” There’s been a lot of talk about what really happens, and whether people can “gro…
Myths about those with Autism

Leah Kelley, who blogs about her son at 30 Days of Autism shared this video on our community Pinterest board Awesome Autism!. The video is titled No Myths and features an autistic child and two adults.
Part 2: It Takes a Village

You might remember that I hired a village to help collegeman with his foibles over this semester. It has worked out exceedingly well. All the reports that I get are very encouraging and show that collegeman is definit…
Autistic People Should Be

Autistic people should be. That’s it. Autistic people should exist. They should be accepted. They should be treated with respect. They should just, very simply, be.
Having a Parental Peace of Mind

When collegeman was three years old and HSB was 6 months I used to take them to the city playground by myself. I never really thought about it. I figured, the baby is stuck in the stroller and collegeman would do his t…