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Teens with Autism: Shaving
Welcome to my new series! Considering that we are currently navigating the teenage years with autism, I thought I would share our crazy adventures. Teenage years can be so daunting even without autism. Add in the i… -
Sweet Sixteen Principles for Teaching Children with Autism/ASD
Many people on the autism spectrum teach themselves. In other words, they know WHAT to learn. What they are lacking, misunderstanding, or just do not glean like typical people do, is the HOW to learn. Kathie’s S… -
A Lesson Learned in Laughter
Overhearing one’s parents fight is among the most terrifying things in the world for a child (and for a teenager, and for an adult, too). My brother and I have been very fortunate in this regard; our parents love… -
The Lowdown, Vol. 3
Since the boys are gone this week for Spring Break (visiting their dad in L.A.) and I am feeling the usual disjointedness with them away, I figured it was time for another edition of Personal Posts. Because I’m su… -
Autistic Teens and Shaving
What seem like everyday activities to you and me, can be insurmountable tasks to someone with autism. Shaving for example is something most of us don’t think twice about. Guys that shave usually do it daily. Fo… -
A troubled Teen Autistic Son..
He just turned 13. We started taking him off the Abilify, He has taken it for 7 years. This year I notice he is not sweet and innocent anymore. He asks about sex all the time. He even asked if he could practice having… -
The Jacket and His Rebellion
I have come to the conclusion that highschoolboy has reached that apex of teenage insanity that all the childhood experts warn you about. In the past I have regaled you with stories replete with references to the eye-… -
Autism, Teenagers, and Socialization
Socializing is a minefield for all teens, but when you have a teen that doesn’t read non verbal cues, has a slightly quirky sense of humour, doesn’t see silence as something needing to be filled, and is q… -
Teens and Aspergers: Blame it on the Universe
So I have decided that there had to have been some type of space disturbance in the universe because it was an awful week last week for collegeman and highschoolboy. Now everyone knows that collegeman had problems with…
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