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Thankful for Friends and Fruit

So Annie’s been on the anxiety medication for a couple of months now, she is slightly less rigid and we are having less tear storms and more ability to articulate her worries and concerns. That is all great. Af…
The Right People, Helping at the Right Time

When I say provision do you think of food? Ordinarily I would too, though "I'm not a big eater." Ha! However, let me go on record as saying there are more important provisions than food. When I look back at our journ…
Example of Imaginary friends.

This one still makes me cringe even today, eight years later.
Friendships and Autistics

I often hear people talk about how important friendships are, to have friends, to be social, to interact with your fellow human beings. Sometimes I question this because really, who says that you have to? Who says tha…
An Unusual Play Date Story

Benny craves friendships and has made a few close friends over the past three years. It takes a solid, strong and insightful child to make it past the first few play dates with Benny. Benny often ignores his friend…
The importance of friends in Autism

I’ve often found the concept of friendship quite complicated. So many people try to define it with inspiring quotes such as “a friend is someone running to you when everyone else is running away”…
Are you Judging?

Last week, Nathan came up to me in a flurry of hugs and questions. It sounded something like, "Momireallywantmyfriendtosleepovercanipleasepleasemomireallywanthimtosleepover?" I had to tell him no, unfortunately. I e…
Differences in Play Skills

A friend from my old playgroup came to visit the other day with her five-year-old son. Ryan and Lucas were never best buddies - Ryan once took Lucas out with a football tackle in defense of a disputed toy. As a neur…
Birthday Dreams

What's different about 23? Let me tell you a story, not for any sort of sympathy, but so that you understand the importance of today. When I was 16, my mom and my best friend threw me a huge Finding Nemo surprise par…
Secret Friends

Last night, I had a book signing in an area close to where my son, Brandon lives. A lovely couple came up to me and said, “We are friends with your son”. I spoke to them for a few minutes and was happy to…