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Riding it out: Bedtime stemming and sleepless nights

The clock flashed 1:11 am.... My ears had been listening to the nonstop vocal stemming for 4 hours now. My eyes could barely stay open. I had tried every trick I had up my sleeve; brushing, reiki, floor-time... This was…
What if my brother didn't have Autism?

I always wondered what it is like having a normal brother. Would my perspective on life be different? Although I am classified as being "a drama queen" on my off days, I am actually nice. (deep down, very deep, just…
Are you listening to me?

Yesterday, we met a friend and her family at Disney. She has children with autism as well. It was pretty evident that we had both prepped our kids for the meet up as both boys went looking for the other one. lol I was k…
Getting Involved in My Child's Future

Two weeks untill C moves. Sleep alludes me as thoughts run round my head. Visits to C’s new home are going as expected –difficult, traumatic. But each visit getting a little easier, its hard to know how much he understan…
Emphasize the Affirmative

Jen had a post recently that really got me thinking. Instead of tackling one of the many issues surrounding an autism diagnosis, she talked about the many positive aspects of her son.You all know that the last year ha…
A Review of HBO's Temple Grandin

Whenever autism is portrayed in the popular media, seasoned parent advocates become leery, skeptical. After 13 years on the journey, I've learned repeatedly that in the end, It's All Good. No matter how inaccurate,…
Meeting His Needs

I’m sure we’ve all done it at some point. We look through the photo albums, gaze at the images of our little ones and sit there, transfixed, in memory. We wonder - that thing he’s doing with clenching his fists - did t…
Autism Pet Therapy

I was exchanging emails with an old friend of mine the other day. I’ll change her name to protect her identity. We’ll call her Elaine. Elaine is bipolar. ( http://bit.ly/cVUsq) Elaine, like most people with aut…
The Diagnosis' Dilemma: To be bipolar or not to be

When is bipolar not bipolar? When its post traumatic stress disorder instead ad. Wait. Did I say PTSD? What I actually meant was Reactive Attachment Disorder. No. That's not right. Its definitely Generalized Anxi…
Autism Fundraising - A Bake Sale

I think one of the oldest and most useful ways to earn money for autism would be a bake sale. Get family and friends together and have a fun bake day, then put someone in charge of sitting at the sale, figure out wher…