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The ends justify the means?

Remember the old saying, that the ends justify the means? Well that tends to resonate a lot with parents of children on the autism spectrum. Have you ever played a board game, a card game, or video game with someone…
Relationship Issue

When issues arise in a relationship where one person is on the spectrum and the other is not it is important that the couple have someone to talk to that understands what they are going through or has been through…
Planning For Your Autistic Child To Become An Adult

In response to my Autistic young adults missing out on much needed services post, Dr. Frank Gagliardi, Executive Director, the League School of Greater Boston provided me with the following response to my concerns.…
Things that Drive Me Crazy

So, I've been slacking in my writing, which I am not proud of. I know that I have had some changes here at Ninja Headquarters which have altered my patterns. I don't have a schedule with which to follow, so I'm writin…
Another diagnosis

AS. GAD. EDNOS. Panic disorder. Impulse control disorder-NOS. What am I missing? You get the idea. But there's a new kid on the block. He's the one nobody likes. He's mean, he's manipulative, he's cruel, he kicks p…
Loose Tooth

Sitting on the coach with my youngest, when in runs Ari, crying, screaming, "My teeth is broken!" "Its loose!" And right away, I start clapping my hands, smiling, telling her "Its going to be ok, everyone looses teeth…
My First Meet Up!

I joined a Meetup group at a friends suggestion. I have seen it online and on the search engines but never thought about it. Its a group where Moms find similiar interests with other moms and get together. Its hard m…
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy) is a widely used therapy program that was developed by Marsha Linehan for use with patients with borderline personality disorder. It is now used with mood disorders, abuse survivo…
My little Rock Star

When the girls are quiet, they are up to mischief or they are asleep. Im sure a lot of you think the same. LOL. In this one case, they were up to neither. I was downstairs, washing dishes in the kitchen and the househo…
Who Should Speak for the Autism Community?

In a recent article on About.Com, Lisa Jo Rudy asks who, if anyone, should speak for the autism community. That raises the question . . . speak to whom? And for what goal? Throughout history, when we read of &ldqu…