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Perhaps You Can Relate?

As David’s mother watches her two-year old sleep, she often fears that “that tomorrow could be the day that autism will take more away of him and less will be there when he wakes.” For this mother, au…
Autism and Fears

Look past the super cute girl with the bucket on her head to the clearly distressed boy by the ladder. Does he look like he's having fun? Nope. Not at that moment. He was having fun in the moments before this pictur…
Bravery in the Face of Fear-The American Way

So this morning I went out to do some errands and ended up sitting in the parking lot of a supermarket for 15 minutes crying my eyes out. I had been thinking about the events coming up this week and instead of being…
Autistic Lives Lost - A Memorial Day Poem

Who Mourns For The Wandering Child ~ An Autism Memorial Day Poem ~ by Sockitmama Who mourns for the wandering child, moving blissfully away, going deeper with the asphalt, into the woods.…
Do You Remember When You First Heard the Word Autism?

Do you remember when you first heard the word “autism” in relation to your child? When you first thought it? When somewhere in your DNA the first echo of a suspicion dropped into your consciousness? I b…
Fear in Autism

My friend and fellow autistic author Temple Grandin said something at last week's autism conference that really got me thinking. She said, The principal emotion experienced by autistic people is fear. Temple went…
We Hold The Key

Many adults with autism feel alone or are alone. Their parents are no longer part of the picture due to death, or their parents have no more to give. They come to me searching for help, assistance, and direction. The…
Letting fear rule you!

Since I like to keep it real , let me share a not so wonderful autism moment with all of you. The title is perfect for this post because indeed he let the fear of the slide rule him and ruin what could have been a f…
Self Injurious Behaviour

There are many forms of self injurious behaviour (SIB). C has tried lots over the years, biting, scratching, pinching, eye poking, hair pulling to name a few but non have worked so well for him as banging his head. No…
What did Tron mean to me?

Tron. I was eleven in 1982 and I saw Tron. Movies were quite thrilling for me, always a very exciting family event. I grew up in a town with an amazing old theater known as, 'The Tivoli'. A remnant from 1928, it has…