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Afterschool Program?

Thanks to President Obama's Stimulus package I have to make a choice. Our school district received extra funds to help the children with learning problems. To go beyond what they normally do. So they decided to set up…
Don't Cry Mom, I'm with You

My husband and I have been trying to engage our son in Cub Scouts for the past two years. Sometimes we think we are making progress, and other times, like today, we ask ourselves What were we thinking? Everyone invo…
The Voice of Autism

From: Dr. Chun Wong Every time I watch the scene from Rain Man when Dustin Hoffmann’s Autistic character, Raymond has a meltdown, I cannot help but to feel sorry for his new-found brother and caretaker, Charlie (played…
Working parents and special needs kids equal time crunch

With school starting soon for some and already started for others, this is the time when many working parents struggle the most. There are many factors that escalate the turmoil during the school year that are not an i…
Keeping Your Marriage Strong

I’ve covered a lot of topics that parents of a child with autism deal with. One topic that I have not covered is how to maintain your relationship as a couple. I don’t know the exact statistics, but I do know that th…
Standing Still and Flying By

Alex's diagnosis may seem like an eternity ago when it was actually only 12 years ago. One of my early thoughts at that time was that I didn't want any more children. I thought that if I had another child and he…
What do Children with Autism Think About?

What does my son think about during those times when he’s in his own little world? Is he lonely? Is he sad? Is he processing the events of the day? Or is he memorizing again – maybe pii to the 40th decimal or the nam…
Mothers Of Children With Autism Have Higher Parental Stress, Psychological Distress

I was searching google for the news on Autism today and the first headline that came up really perked my interesnt. The title is Mothers of Children With Autism Have Higher Parental Stress, Psychological Distress. This…
Church Rejection

Many Asperger families feel rejection from their church family. Unless folks have an Aspie they really can't understand. We feel the rejection when the girls are left out of things. We see and hear of the young p…
Chasing Bubbles

Dealing with Autism has it's own share of struggles. But there's something to be said about the joys of it.Take for example the simplicity of blowing bubbles. There's such an innocence that goes with that.A soapy, some…