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Could Alzheimer’s hold a piece of the puzzle in curing Autism?

From: Dr. Chun Wong Day in and day out, researchers are looking for treatments for the often life-changing condition that affects over 1% of children between 3 and 17. Though a cure for Autism may or may not be around t…
Autism (Savor Each Syllable, Part 2)

Slightly apraxic (low muscle tone around the mouth) and with his two front teeth missing, my son (diagnosed as on the autism spectrum with PDD-NOS) makes an observation: [son] "Mom. Sssssnakes sssslither in the rrri…
Do Parents or Researchers Know Best About Autism and Autism Diets?

If you’re a parents of a special needs child, chances are you’ve researched your child’s diagnosis(s) completely, knowing it almost as well as the professionals you consult. You’ve sought various treatments, both mains…
Counting My Chickens & Learning to Self-regulate Behavior

So you know how when you blog about how well your child has been doing lately, very soon after that something happens just to keep you in check? Just to tell you don’t-be-counting-your-chickens and such? Yeah, that’s wh…
Social Skills Training, NOT just for those with Autism

There is a lot of talk regarding the unpleasant exchanges brought on by a shopping mall melt-down of an ASD child. I'm guessing here but I'd say there is an overall decrease in simple common courtesy and lack of basic…
Noise Sensitivity and ASD

Last week, during a fit of pique, The Boy threw a billiard boy at another child attending after school club. It is difficult to see how I am supposed to deal with the matter. The other child isn't a "special" child. H…
Different Milestones - the emotional issues we face as ASD parents.

Tonight was the monthly Southern Oregon Autism Support Group meeting that I facilitate. We had a low turn-out, probably due to illness, but it was one of the best meetings we’ve ever had. For one thing, two new members…
ASD terminology: "Autistic" vs "Individual with Autism"

What’s in a name? Apparently, everything, if you are a person with an autism or Asperger’s Syndrome diagnosis. At issue is whether or not to use ‘autistic’ as an adjective or to keep the traditional PeopleFirst langu…
Unconditional Love - The Spiritual Purpose of Autism

I believe that autistic children come to us with 2 purposes. The 1st is to challenge us to the core of our being to examine and surrender all that is not really, truly important, the 2nd is to teach absolute unconditio…
And Pinocchio arrives

We had a first: Little Miss invited a friend to come play for the day. For those of you out there with the average 10-year-old girl, this is probably not a big thing. For those of us with a language-inhibited autistic…