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To Medicate, or Not to Medicate

This is the question I have been struggling with for the better part of two years. When Bianca was diagnosed she was given a primary diagnosis of classic ASD and a secondary diagnosis of ADHD. We knew she was au…
Autism: Year 10 in Review

2011 was a good year. Connor, now ten and a half years old, is becoming quite the accomplished young gentleman. He attended fifth grade in a general ed classroom without a para or teacher’s assistant. He completed…
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…
What is the Best Answer: Autism and Medication

If you’re looking for a magic pill to “cure” your child of autism, just stop reading and put your head in a bucket of ice water and come back when you wake up. There is NO cure for autism at this ti…
Things I Know...

What do I know?? I know I’m really looking forward to the school holidays. I know we have lots of exciting things plans for the holidays. I know I’m hoping the tummy ache side effect from Annie’s new…
Dealing with the Shock Waves

Twin Sister has been in the hospital for four days now. She's doing better and scheduled to release early this week, but we are still all on edge wondering if she'll be able to stay stable once she's home.
Choosing the Right Therapy for your Child

Wow is this a great topic. For starters, let me say that there is NO right answer. Please keep an open mind to what everyone says because, just like our children with autism, every family, parent, situation is total…
Autism Parenting and Tough Times.

This is a tough post to write, recently I had a reader ask about autism and medication and it looks like soon we will be travelling the same route. Annie and I had much fun on Friday tripping around the city to visit th…
Asperger's is the New Black

Me about 10 years back. The other day on Autisable I saw the title "I Wish I Had Never Been Diagnosed with Asperger's" which caught my attention. Normally I'm unaffected by pity-party posts, but this one struck a nerve.…
So Far So Good

So we have started the new school year and I have not gotten a call from the vice principal or anyone for that matter. Last year I got a call on the first day, about something HSB had done on the first day of school.…