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The American Girl (and Boy)

“I have survived the American Girl store experience. I am bloodied but unbowed.” My husband’s Facebook status yesterday evening.
Voice from the Spectrum: Perspective on Change

Those of you who read my newsletter each month will be familiar with the writing of Sam. If not, Sam is a friend of mine who has Asperger’s. Asperger’s is considered to be on the high-functioning end of the…
Do you really want the honest opinion?

It’s certainly not that those with Autism can’t find something pleasant to say, or that they’re not capable of “lying” for the sake of being nice, but chances are that if you ask for th…
Wanting more for Everyone

I was recently told by a manager of a residential home (not C’s) that because I have organized a Christmas lunch for the parents of C’s home that there must be a need in me to fix people. Other parents hav…
Reshaped by Autism

Martin is acting like a candidate for small-town mayor. Yesterday, we took a walk and he decided we needed to visit people. We stopped at one couple's house. They were home and invited us in for awhile. We contin…
10 Autism Myths

From: Dr. Chun Wong Sometimes, it feels like autism is only in the news when an autistic person has committed a criminal act or an act of violence, or when Jenny McCarthy is on Oprah or Larry King talking about her lat…

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