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Video: My two boys and their thoughts on autism

Cameron, 6 with autism and his little brother Tyler, 4 without autism, both know that Cameron is autistic. They both know that he can do some things better than Tyler and that Tyler can do some things better than Cam…
Dear, Nick.

Since I last posted to this blog over a year ago our son Nicholas has been admitted to the Neurobehavioral Unit of the Kennedy-Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland which is part of Johns Hopkins. Kennedy has the o…
Stress, Anxiety and Depression in the Fathers of Children with Autism

There have been countless studies that focus on Mother's of children with Autism, or even Parents of Autistic Children. I remember reading a story where one study of mothers reflected that the amount of stress they…
Video: Autistic AND Successful

I wanted to share this with all of you because I’m soooooo proud on my little Emmett John. First let me start out by saying that a few times this year, I got into debates with a few parents of Autistic children…
Confession: I'm a Depressed, Special Needs Father

Hello again. I wanted to take a few minutes and share some more private things that I think are important. The reason I want to continue sharing this is because I don’t think there is anything to be ashamed of…
What Scared a Father of a Child with Autism?

I’m scared. I’ve been scared since our son was diagnosed with autism at age 2 ½. If I’m honest with myself, I was probably scared even before that fateful day when our doctor said the “A-w…
A Very Special Flower Indeed

If my child was a flower… would he realize that he was different from the other flowers? Would he know that he looked the same and yet didn’t fit in with the rest? Would he know that his scent was a little…
To the Dads with Children with Autism

This blog goes out to everyone but especially fathers of children with autism--since I too am a father of a 5-year-old precious boy who has autism and I can only speak for myself. This is also a reason why I wanted…
The Fathers Who Stay In The Picture

I live in a small community in Southern, CA. Be it small, there are a lot of families here who are dealing with autism; too many in my opinion. You encounter them everywhere, as well as charities for the disabled that…
The simple request I'll never forget

My son had a really rough night last night, and tough day today as well with the flu. I’ll spare you the gory details, let’s just say that we didn’t get much sleep and he didn’t eat anythi…