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A Good Start, But We Can Do More

April is my son Mikey’s birthday month. It’s also National Autism Awareness Month. Little did my wife and I know, seven years ago, that the month of April would be important to us for both reasons. Most Am…
Thoughts on World Autism Day

Whenever I see a comment that says "Autism is everyday, not just once a year" in reference to Autism Day, I have to pause for a moment. Some say that just to add to awareness, but some are genuinely insulted that there…
1 in 88 children has Autism

Coming on the forefront of Autism Awareness Month, the rate of Autism has increased from 1 in 110 to 1 in 88 children being diagnosed with Autism, with 1 in 54 boys being diagnosed as calculated by the CDC. In 1999,…
Born This Way

Glee did an amazing job. The message was one of acceptance of yourself, your right to ask for help and the demand that society make room for everyone. It was a great way to end Autism Awareness Month. Glee does…
Parents Magazine Misses Autism Awareness Month

My friend Alysia emailed me with a call to action. One of her friends had received the April edition of Parents magazine, and was dismayed to find there was no coverage of autism. You see, next month is OUR month. Aut…
The Importance of Autism Awareness

Not a lot makes me cringe more than seeing/hearing/reading a parent of a child with Autism say that they don’t bother with Autism Awareness Day/Month because they don’t feel they should tell others about A…
Project Onward - Connecting Autism and Art

Don't think I've mentioned it here yet this year: April is national Autism Awareness Month. So, except for the first two Monday posts this month, which continued the theme of aging parents-post my father's recent deat…
Your Support is Important.

It is April 11th and it is still autism awareness month... Are you aware? When Sahara was just 4 and a half, we were told to prepare to institutionalize her!! Why?
Some Autism Facts

It's still Autism Awareness Month. Some of the signs from the Autism Speaks walk share facts that remind us why this issue is so important to our society. The biggest and foremost are the staggering numbers of those dir…
How Awareness Flows

It starts with a drop, which turns into a trickle, which becomes a stream, and then a flood of awareness. My own journey to awareness started like that. With a drop of realizing that Pudding communicating differentl…