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I'm Behind Bars

....not really but it sure felt that way! Me and Vice Principal Mr.H are walking down the stairs to his office. I was totally blown away that I had remained as calm as I had, meaning I had not cursed and had not raise…
Peace and Order in the Court

I don't think conserving your child (or 18 year old, as it were) is a milestone anyone spends time anticipating. Little girls playing house don't set up mock courthouses with pretend swinging bars to pass through. Or…
Teacher Bullys

In response to the post - When the Care Givers are Bullies : Bravo! I think it is very important to bring this issue "out of the closet".
Legal Shield - Serving the Autism Community

I would like to start by saying how wonderful @autismsociety 's National Autism Conference was and having the opportunity to meet some amazing people. It really means so much to me to meet and learn from so many, esp…
Not Just another Paid Advertiser

If you're not aware, Autisable earns it's revenue through advertising. We want to work with Advertisers to ensure that they bring something worthy to the Autism community. As we've shared before, we want to build r…
Mother of ASD Child in Court for School Attendance

So yesterday was the big day. I was a little nervous but extremely looking forward to it coming to an end. I hated having Court hanging over me! I wanted it out the way so that I didn’t have to worry that everyt…
How to be and not be an advocate

So you want to be an advocate. You want to help others with a cause in some way. Most advocates on the internet are volunteers, using what they know to help others. Some actually have a good relationship with schools a…
LSAT Accommodations and Lawyers of Ignorance

So you know how I always say that as parents of special needs children we expect that next shoe to drop just at the moment that everything seems to be going great? Guess what, our shoe dropped, actually I think it w…
Abuse of Autistic Child in Albuquerque, New Mexico

[warning: this video contains a scene where a child is being hit] A man caught on camera abusing a 12-year-old boy with autism has yet to be charged after KOB Eyewitness News 4 first exposed the video in Novem…
How should we advise our state legislators on Autism Policy?

We are excited to participate in a pilot program sponsored by our local Arc chapter where we will be hosting a small group of parents, self-advocates and local legislators. The purpose of the meeting is to share our ex…