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You can lead a Mother to school pictures, but you can't make her buy them........

I am a woman perplexed. I also have four kids...three of whom have an asd..or autism..or..well it seems no matter what I say someone gets offended..so lets just say I've got four amazing kids-my house is always a mess.…
The spectrum of autism parenting

We all go through those times where we either a) defer decision-making to the experts or b) come to an IEP meeting with both barrels loaded, ready to fight to the death for our kids. What we often forget is that rais…
Spectrum Blogs

Hope, Encouragement, Support and Solutions were what I needed when it first became clear that my son behaved a little differently from other children. My friends and family did their very best to be supportive, b…
Book Review: "My Parent has an Autism Spectrum Disorder A Workbook for Children and Teens" by Barba

This is a great book for anyone starting a journey of discovery following a diagnoses of autism. It may seem curious at first to know that an adult, and in this case a parent, has been diagnosed with autism, but it i…
Childish Ways

While I know that a teenager can be considered a child...I can't help but feel I am slightly immature for a teenager at the age of 15. Today, it snowed. Everyone is annoyed with it, everyone wants it to go - except m…
The Problematic Term of ASD - Continued...

The other day, I offered some thoughts on the planned use of “ASD” to replace the separate diagnoses of Autistic Disorder (AD), Asperger’s Syndrome (AS), and PDD-NOS from a personal perspective. To…
Where will you be in ten years?

Where do you see yourself in ten years time? What is it you want from life? What are you aiming for? What did you answer? I remember being asked this question (a good few times in-fact) the one time that really stands…
Declaration of Capacity

Happy Belated Autism Speak Out Day I had intended to do something like this piece of writing, but I didn't know about yesterday. If I had, I may have posted this yesterday. You see, the reason I'm parodying the obvio…
An Appointment with Dr. J

First, let me tell you what Elsie P just did (and she did it yesterday too!). She put my computer in full screen mode, and I couldn't get it out. I had to call Dad, who told me to use Task Manager so I could End Tas…
Autism & Design Theory: Does it work?

I am a strong believer in the ways in which environmental cues influence thoughts and behaviors - especially in individuals with sensory integration issues. Though the 'psychology of color' is often downplayed in sci…