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Autism and Laughter

Of course there’s nothing funny about autism…no one ever said there was, but just like any child, at times my 5-year-old son with autism can be quite funny–and that certainly makes those difficult ti…
It Helps to have a Sense of Humor

Having a sense of humor is: a. valuable b. preferable c. mandatory d. all of the above Standing at the sink, I made statement "a" like an opening bid then raised it to "b" before Jim added "c" and the correct answe…
When Does Humor Go Too Far?

Tonight I write this post about an important issue that has really been irritating me these past few weeks. Being me, I just can’t leave it be and found myself needing to raise the issue here on the blog. So, wh…
IEP and Progression

Monday is HSB’s IEP meeting. Before vacation his case manager called and asked me to think about some goals that I would want for him for next year. I talked to hubby about it and we basically came up with self…
I wouldn't wish my life on anyone

I love my life, well some days I love my life a lil less but I love my life. But sometimes secretly I wish there were things I could change about it. I don't wish this life on anyone else either not even my worst enemy.…
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Poopyhead

Anyone who says autistic kids have no sense of humor has clearly never met my son, Jacob. That’s the danger in making generalizations about autism. As the old saying goes: if you've met one kid with auti…
The "Harpo Marx & Ava Connection"

New Year's Eve brings many traditions. Champagne at midnight. The ball dropping in Times Square. Kissing a loved one when the clock strikes twelve. And one of my favorites, a Marx Brothers marathon on TV. I reme…
Knock, knock?

Like every other parent on the planet we trudge along the treadmill in a relentless quest for growth and development. But for more than a couple of years we’ve also been pursuing an interest in telling jokes a…
Toilet Humour

All children seem to go through a stage where toilet / bottom jokes are the absolute funniest thing in the world. Heidi is currently going through that phase. We get A LOT of jokes that end in ‘bottom’ and…
Inanity, Irony and Sarcasm: Yep They Get Funny

I just received some e-mails that had been sent to me by highschoolboy from a comedy website that he likes to read. They were sarcastic, bombastic and just plain old-fashioned fun. These e-mails linked to pages that…