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Part I: A Break in the Routine

Since we could not really afford a big family vacation, I decided that I would use my remaining vacation time to take off a bunch of Friday and Saturday nights. I work a 4 day work week, so this would reduce my wor…
Amelia Rivera’s Story: Deconstructing the Bigotry

This is the second very special guest post by Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg of Journeys with Autism. She is heavily involved in raising awareness about the case of Amelia Rivera. Amelia Rivera is the little girl was being…
Can't Leave Home Without Autism

We're back! I'll be recovering through next week. James developed Pink Eye and the Summer Flu while we were on the road. While I am thankful there were no horrific constipation issues or ER visits, managing James' tes…
Success Is Not Always Reaching Your Goal

The new thing, potty training, was not going well for my son, Sawyer. He had just begun working with in-home therapists and they wanted us to put him on the toilet every half hour. My wife didn’t think he was r…
A Funny X-Ray

What a funny trip to the radiology department. Chase had gotten a scratch on his leg at school which was consequently & successfully treated with a band-aid. But, once he heard Nathan was going to get an x-ray…
Brave Beyond Words

My son Brandon has epilepsy and he often falls to the ground unexpectedly. His most recent grand mal seizure was yesterday when he fell while he was walking down the street coming back home from the market. He was tak…
Book Review: Toby, the Pet Therapy Dog, and His Hospital Friends

Have you been searching for a children’s picture book to help your child or students learn how to be kind to others? Charmaine Hammond and illustrator, Rose Anne Prevec, have teamed up to write a wonderful chil…
Autism Learning Felt: Taking My Autistic Child to the Hospital

My son had his biopsy done on Tuesday. I had my husband take him, because I don’t like us both being out of town when she is in school. At least, that’s the reason I give my husband. We both know that the r…
Sick Son + Girl Scout Cookies Equals Dead Battery

It has been a crazy weekend. My son did good recovering from his biopsy, but came down with a stomach bug. At first, I thought it was a complication from the procedure. He was vomiting. A lot. I called the Pediatric Sur…
Isolation has benefits!

We love the iPad! We are currently in isolation as HRH had a dose of radiation for his bone scan yesterday. Nothing showed up so we still don't know what is going on. I don't even know what the next step is as the Sen…