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A Step Backwards
This has been a tough week for Larry. After an amazing February, it seems he’s run out of steam for March. We’ve had no new words or skills show up. It’s become a fifteen minute struggle to get him to sit down… -
Where Have You Gone?
I want to surround myself with people who want to be part of my life. It seems like a pretty simple and basic concept. If you don't really want to be part of my life and all that comes with it then it seems like a char… -
Asperger's and Friendship.
Prompted by the season and a book I was reading I have been considering what friendship means. During my assessment I was asked if I had friends, I said yes, after all I am in a quiz team. It was only when I was aske… -
My Estate - Friends Found and Kept
My friends are my estate. - Emily Dickinson Where would we be without our friends? I know that I would certainly be in a far less positive state of mind without mine, at any point in my life. Everything - from walking… -
Peer Acceptance and Autism
Many moms go through a tipping point around the time their children reach elementary school. It is the dawning realization that, “It’s not about what I want. It’s about my child having a life of self-determination and… -
Enter the Void: The Need for "Circle of Friends"in High School
I have written on several occasions about collegeman's quest to find a friend and what a challenge it is for him. His life skills coach still meets him at college on Friday's and takes him into the cafeteria. There he… -
How can you help? Bring dinner!
My parents recently confessed that that they always wanted to help out with our son, but weren’t sure what to do. They felt particularly helpless during the early years when Connor was newly diagnosed and we were sti… -
Precious Treasure
It can slowly creep into the dynamics of relationships once a family learns of their child's condition of autism. People on the outside don't know what to say or do in many cases and people on the inside are still du…
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