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Teens with Autism and Social Lives

This is a blog post by Lisa Goring, Autism Speaks Vice President, Family Services. A recent research study funded by Autism Speaks reached a conclusion that probably would surprise few in our community: Teens with an a…
What is the most important Autism social network?

The dinner table. What? You were expecting some enlightening links to sites that you finally talk to people that would finally have all the answers you were looking for? Now, don’t get me wrong.. the advice, sup…
How Someone Can Help YOUR Special Needs Family

This is a follow up to How you can help a special needs parent. It may be better to read the original prior to reading this one. I know that my special needs family struggles many times and in many areas. I think tha…
The Halloween Fairy?

Thanks to my wonderfully clever husband, the Halloween fairy comes to our home The boys pick out 10 pieces of candy, then they leave it out on the table for her. She then slips into the house, takes their candy and leav…
Dealing With the Loss of a Pet Rat

I had something else I wanted to touch on today, but I'm switching things up again. Sometimes current events demand attention. You never know what surprise may overtake you. Cupid the pet rat was very sick and sufferi…
"The House Is On Fire!"

We've had a very interesting few days this week! Shortly after 11am, when Megan had finished her last Great Books class of the semester, I left Geneva and Jacob at home with mom, and drove her and Laurent over to a fr…
Letters about my Son & Aspergers

From X RE: Z Dear Angel ...I've got to go to bed, but Z's experiences reminded me of a quote from Aristotle from my Property Law text:"it's a mark of immaturity to expect the same precision in human affairs as in ma…
I Can Not Sell The Beauty of My Son to One Who Has Disregarded Him

Gina St. Aubin is a wife and mother of 3, one diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, PDD-NOS/Autism, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome (a rare epileptic disorder causing verbal aphasia), Sensory Processing Disorder and Developmental…
SO nervous

For as much talking as I do about my mom (we're practically joined at the hip; my mom says "it's a genetic thing," as she and my grandmother were the same way), you probably don't hear me mention my dad much. Dad liv…
Medicaid Service Coordinators

I attended a workshop on how to work with your Medicaid service coordinator in these days of slashed budgets and increased workloads. The workloads of MSCs – who, when everything works right, help special needs…