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Happy Tears for our Autistic Children

Recently a photo of a girl kissing a cheeseburger went around the internet like a lightning bolt, shared by millions and adored. I won’t get into the whole story but you can read about it here. Most people loved t…
A Day at the Circus

I have always loved the circus. For the past fifteen years I've had the privilege of photographing the Hanneford Circus at the Big E Fair in West Springfield, MA. The circus has the same name every year, but the ca…
Have you ever experienced intolerance?

Have any of you ever experienced intolerance while out in public with your child? Maybe a clerk in a store or perhaps a fellow customer? How did you handle it? I thought it would be interesting to share our stories.…
My Kid Won’t Use a Public Restroom, Please Help!

Today’s “Got Questions?” answer comes from psychologist Terry Katz, Ph.D., of Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN) clinic at the University of Colorado-Denver School of Medicine and Children&r…
Thankful for the Kindness of a Stranger

I walked to my car, keys in hand, my vision blurring with the moisture of tears. A woman had come up behind us in the checkout line and bumped the counter, causing her soup to slosh and spill a dollop. Busy with my orde…
Why "You Deserve It" Makes Me Mad

"You deserve it". Does anyone else see and hear this phrase thrown around? I've been seeing it a lot lately. The conversations go like this (I'm not quoting anyone specific here...): "We are heading off to (some a…
The Importance of Being Seen

The guest band was rocking. I stood by the ice cream truck watching my daughter do her wacky dance. She'd led us over to the truck and kept periodically asking for ice cream and pointing to the pictures on the truck, b…
TV, and Mocking Children with Autism

Why do our TV channels feel its OK to screen shows featuring comedians mocking children and Adults with autism? What really annoys me most is that this same channel screens programmes that actually help to raise awaren…
Your Special Needs Child and The Media

First of all…let’s make sure we’re all on the same page... MEDIA: (mee-dee-uh)”The means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and magazines, that reach or influence people wide…
The Media's Creation of a Civil War Within the Autism Community

Nothing much gets my blood boiling more than outright, obvious attempts to pit people against each other. I wrote about it before about how we do it to ourselves but the most obvious problem is the media. We’re…