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The Importance of Autism Awareness

Not a lot makes me cringe more than seeing/hearing/reading a parent of a child with Autism say that they don’t bother with Autism Awareness Day/Month because they don’t feel they should tell others about A…
Why don't they "Get It"?

I am so grateful for the people in my life - family, friends and acquaintances - who completely understand what it is like to raise a child with special needs. I am indebted to their kindness, generosity and compassio…
The Strength to Change

Life has been extremely difficult for most of us over the past few years. People have lost their jobs, houses, and just about everything during this financial crisis. With that said, I wanted to address how the past…
A Sister's Support

As I was cleaning out my files, I came across this story. Although I wrote it more than twenty years ago when Brandon was fifteen, I thought it was worth sharing:
There They Are

I thought I would see many more of them considering the daunting statistics of a fast approaching adolescent and young adult population of autistic aging out of the system. Where are they, I wondered. I live in…
The support system is broken

Wednesday night, a Bronx woman buckled under the pressure of taking care of her autistic son, and shot her son and herself to death. Earlier this week, a Dallas woman killed both her young children because they were…
The Soul's Caffeine

Recently, my husband Neil and I had a morning date. We went out to participate in a sport/hobby we both enjoy. He gets to play often. I haven't had the opportunity for a long time. Even though it had been quite awhi…
Juggling working from home and kids

I recently read a great article about balancing working from home and the kids. I could not agree more with so many of the points! Here are just a few quick tidbits of my thoughts on the balance...
Support!!

Well I never! Today I had a visit from a parent support worker. It seems she has been about for a year or so but I've only just found out about her! She was lovely and exactly what I need. She's there to deal with any…
How can you help? Bring dinner!

My parents recently confessed that that they always wanted to help out with our son, but weren’t sure what to do. They felt particularly helpless during the early years when Connor was newly diagnosed and we were sti…