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I'm not a Helicopter Mom...I'm a Sherpa

Sir Edmund Hillary, Colonel John Hunt, and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay at Mount Everest. Everyone loves to hate Helicopter Parents: the ones who grab all the Easter egg…
Planning for Autism Healthcare

This blog is provided for informational purposes. Autism Speaks is not affiliated with FAIR Health nor are we offering an endorsement of their services. Parents and caregivers of children with autism know only too wel…
Autism Light: Theresa Noye

Theresa Noye is a native of Brooklyn, New York, who lives today in St. David's, Pennsylvania. Her son Regal has autism. Parents do a variety of things in response to having a child with autism. Today's Autism Light is…
Augcomm NJ: One Parent’s Take-Away

Happy to report that Augcomm New Jersey attracted 50 attendees and that there were lots of good take-aways for both the parents and professionals in attendance. One of my personal “to do’s” is to add m…
Autism Stole My Dream of Going to College

Author - Anonymous Both my parents might be somewhat smart, but I just think they try hard. I've always been told that I was smart, therefore I tried hard. I tried hard to put my brain to good use, because I felt as if…
Autism Understanding and Acceptance - in Video Form

Sometimes a blog post just can’t properly convey how a conversation would go, so I decided to put together this little video as an example conversation between two parents. I’m quite happy with how it turned…
Parents Magazine Misses Autism Awareness Month

My friend Alysia emailed me with a call to action. One of her friends had received the April edition of Parents magazine, and was dismayed to find there was no coverage of autism. You see, next month is OUR month. Aut…
I'm not with it

I am a bad Autism mom. Probably a not so great member of the community at large. Well, some probably think so. Lately, there has been a ton of talk about autism awareness. New, and supposedly improved, campaign…
Approaches to Treating Autism

At the Autism Edmonton Conference, Parents, Families, Caregivers and Professionals discovered how to make significant improvements in the life of a child with autism, including:
Tell me I'm worth it

I hate to admit this, but I carry around a quite a bit of guilt. All the time. I know it's not really necessary, because I can't help the way I am, but the thing is that I know I'm more difficult than the average g…