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Autism Awareness from the POV of a Child

A blogging friend of mine, Carolyn of the site Neuortypical Mom: Life with Zhas a new post. Her son Z, has a message for everyone. I think it’s really cool that he wanted to do this.
Melancholy Birthdays

This post has been playing on my mind all week. the wording,the structure. How I can make it not sad or melancholy. How I can make the post happy and upbeat. It's a birthday I should be so happy to have a healthy chil…
A well needed update

So much to tell, so little time to truly explain it in. Nate is now 9, and is enjoying his 2nd year at Camp STAR, which is a YMCA camp which integrates kids with Special Needs with neurotypical kids. There are 5 ki…
Sunrise to Sunset.

In this house, I know that I have an N.T. (or neurologically typically wired brain). My children however have brains that are wired very differently. They have autism and their brains process everything in a very di…
The Phenomenon of Autism

Earlier this week, I spoke at one of our local Rotary clubs, about David's Gift. I love speaking at Rotary meetings. Rotarians are such warm and giving people and they are always a great audience. But this time I noti…
How Do People "Think"?

Let's face it: People are sometimes irrational. Take this bike - please. Seriously, if you saw someone trying to steal a bike, what would you do? Chase the thief away? Call the cops? Or...help him or her? Well, there…
Superior Forms of Communication

Looking for an excellent guide to the "hidden curriculum" of law firms and law careers? Kimm Alayne Walton's book What Law School Doesn't Teach You...But You Really Need to Know fills the bill. For example, on page…
My Child Has Autism, What's Your Problem?

Over the last few months I have noticed that as soon as you say you have a child with autism people run a mile, they stop talking to you and treat you as an outsider. Why ?, I’m no different to when you used to t…
Youth, 9/11, Justice and Closure

While we constantly think about how events affect our children on the spectrum we sometimes forget that all children are vulnerable to trauma and loss. Last week I visited my dentist for my 6 month cleaning. His e…
Work Paying Off

Last night dear hubby and I attended Hunter's performance at ISU's Performing Arts Center. Hunter auditioned and was accepted last September to be a part of ISU's Children's Choir. He loves to sing, but he does not…