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Who'd Tickle You?

Something I have always promised myself that I will deliver to The Boy and Lid is complete honesty. At time, this has been challenging. There have been what we will write off as fibs, where fingers are crossed behind…
NBC’s Parenthood Explores Autism

Many of us know the feeling of being chosen last for a team or the wish to “ditch” gym. We all know the desire to make a friend. In this episode, we see Max struggling with these issues. In some ways, these…
Child Raising Philosophies

Do you remember the days when people spent more time raising their own children than telling other people how to raise theirs? When no one particularly cared what brand of baby bottles you were using, whether or not y…
You Might Be An Autism Parent If

1. You might be an autism parent if you have to change the movie your child is watching 10 times in 5 mins because he wants to watch something else. – Jessica Bishop
It's Only Fear

So I tried puzzling out what bothered me so much about the Parenthood episode. About 3 am I woke up with an AH-HA moment. It was the moment when Kristina had the ultrasound. When she agonized over knowing the sex of th…
Spectrum Wisdom, Power & Beauty

Do you know about TED? You must if you don't! It shouldn't have surprised me to discover, on someone's blog, Temple's on TED....The You Tube video, below, is is long. Eighteen minutes worth. BUT! It's an amazing lecture…
Dear Autism

Dear Autism, Though we've known each other for 23 years now, it's only been 27 months since I came to know your name. I now know that you have been the cause of many highs in my life. You were there when I attained…
How to tell your child about their Autism.

Does anyone watch Parenthood? I don't. I only watch Food Network. But, I did see a few clips of the last episode where Max overheard his father shout to his uncle that he has Asperger's. Later, sitting down with h…
Celebrating Autism

When I tell the average person that my son has Autism, they feel really bad for me. The fact is that there is a lot to celebrate. Milestones are an achievement, not just an item on a list When you have a child with…
Parents Have to be More

Being a Parent is Universal. We all give birth or adopt a new life with the feeling that someone gave your heart a pair of legs and sent it out into the world to cope for itself. You do whatever you can to kee…