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You can do more than "cross your fingers" when your ASD student goes back to school

Back to school is a nervous time for everyone. Students, teachers, parents... No one escapes the nervousness. In a previous chapter, I spoke in detail about the preparations that my husband and I had made in getting…
The Problematic Term of ASD

Now that I’ve given the reasons why the current, “we can’t distinguish Autistic Disorder and Asperger’s Syndrome empirically, so instead we’ll just lump all autistics together into one…
Autism is no excuse to be a jerk

On previously-mentioned message board which I have no longer been visiting, someone wrote a post about a man at his church who was joking around with him. The poster felt that the man was making fun of him, because h…
Can't change an AS child's mind

This one goes back to when Dannie was in nursery school, we had our mothers day party at the nursery and all the kids and parents were all sitting around in a circle singing nursery rhymes, needless to say Dannie san…
Partners (in crime and love)

Martin and his sister have a volatile relationship. Full of love, full of frustration, and sometimes full of physical conflict. If he is Bert (the paperclip-collecting puppet on Sesame Street), then she is Ernie (the p…
Behind the Mask.

It’s been a while since I last posted anything and if the truth be told I’ve just been so tired and not in the mood to blog. It’s rather annoying when your head is willing and happy to blog but your…
Lost and Found her at the Library

We have worked really hard at trying to integrate our six year old daughter who is diagnosed with Infantile Autism Spectrum Disorder into the community. We have come a long way, but have an even longer way to go. One…
Getting Ready for School!

Hard to believe, but summer is almost over. Not the ridiculously hot weather (100+, really?!), that will probably last another month or so (ugh). But school is about to start back next week. Bitty is really getting…
Eating Difficulties May Be Early Sign of Autism

A new Study in “Pediatrics” shows that eating difficulties may be an early indicator of ASD. “The feeding and dietary patterns of 79 children with ASD” were examined and compared with those with…
Our specialist appt at CHKD

I had no idea what to expect. Things with Ashton have been calming down, and he's become a lot more pleasant to be around. There are still some lingering issues; mainly having to do with sleep (too much durin…