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One Softened Heart at a Time

A couple of weeks ago, my downstairs neighbor really ticked me off, offering me the age-old advice that my child's disability would magically disappear with a little discipline. Yesterday, I ran into her for the firs…
Disciplining Your Autistic Child

An autistic child may throw tantrum or behave aggressively when he is disappointed or frustrated as other children do. But he is not doing it intentionally, because as an autistic child, he is unable to understand tha…
When disciplining, stick to your guns

One of the more challenging things to do is discipline your children… book stores and libraries could fill entire sections just with books on the subject, there’s just so many opinions, methods, taboos a…
It's Easy Being a Parent?

I got a lot of reaction to my post on whether Tiger Mom would be able to raise a child with autism. Some folks were unabashed fans of the now-famous symbol of Asian parenting. Others said that her methods were akin to c…
Concrete Block Room

He sits alone in a cold, stark concrete block room. His private classroom at school. It is only temporary you know, they say. No one wants it, but everyone needs it. The walls are an institutional blue and the short n…
Would Tiger Mom Be Able To Raise a Child with Autism?

Amy Chua’s new book, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” has created quite a stir the past few weeks. Her memoir of raising her children “the Chinese way” has drawn much criticism over the…
The Button Pusher

Alex dashes in from the afternoon school bus and rockets ahead of me. I grab for the hood of his jacket and come up with air as he darts inside the front door of our building. He’s racing for the elevator. &ld…
Book Review: Happy Families

(published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 14th May 2010, ISBN: 978-1-84905-084-5, ?9.99) authors, Carmelite Avraham-Krehwinkel and David Aldridge My initial issue with this book was with the question – ‘…
Remember that Joy

Being a parent is a troubling experience. There are no lessons you can take, no exams you need to pass. The only thing you can do is your best, and hope that your child or children survive childhood relatively unscat…
The Jacket and His Rebellion

I have come to the conclusion that highschoolboy has reached that apex of teenage insanity that all the childhood experts warn you about. In the past I have regaled you with stories replete with references to the eye-…