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Video: Dealing with a Meltdown

I have alot of new readers so I would like to preface this video with a few things. As a father to 3 boys on the Autism Spectrum, my wife and I have been dealing with meltdowns for over a decade. For a very long time…
"Be Careful Daddy!"

Those of you who know William know that he talks but he’s at times difficult to understand–okay, much of the time he’s difficult to understand. That is one of the HUGE issues with children with autism&…
The Importance of Autism Awareness

Not a lot makes me cringe more than seeing/hearing/reading a parent of a child with Autism say that they don’t bother with Autism Awareness Day/Month because they don’t feel they should tell others about A…
Not a good day for Katie

Yesterday was not a good day for Katie. Well, I should say at school, where she got all 5's, it was a great day, but after? Not so much. Katie participates in an after school activity called Destination Imagination. T…
Preventing Travel Meltdowns

Meltdowns are no fun to handle at any age, but can be downright embarrassing to the parents of older autistic travelers. When they occur in daily life, most parents are taught by professionals not to 'cave in' to…
Disaster Strikes

Wow! We’ve defiantly had one hell of a crazy few weeks. I wanted to post this at the end of last week, but life being what it is, I didn’t stand a chance! You see, our half term didn’t start off too…
Goodbye, Mrs. Barnes. We'll never forget you.

I was standing in the jewelry store during the last day of the school year, when the salesperson asked me politely, “May I help you?” I answered, “I am looking for a special gift for a special teacher…
My Bipolar Meltdown

This is my first confession of the events surrounding Christmas 2009. I want to write this out because I am forgetting the details and my family doesn't want to talk about it. So I guess it started when I sent som…
Be Not Afraid

I get migraine headaches. Have since I was a kid. They don't hit all the time, but about ever six months or so, I have a week or so where I'm getting them every day. About ten years ago things got a bit out of control…
Hurdle

From: Happy Aspies Here’s the deal. I am an optimist. I really do believe that everything works out somehow. I have my moments of negativity like anyone else, but I try not to live there. Lately, I’ve been living ther…