In the name of being easy-going, it is so compelling to want to dismiss small scrapes that come up while living with an adult with high functioning autism. After all, it’s not the individual incident that is so egregious, horrible or disruptive. However, the...
Up until now, our dialogue about autism has been very one dimensional. As the days of hyper-focus on autism’s cause and cure seem to be fading into the sunset, our attention has shifted to focusing on methods to “treat” autism. That is, the focus is on how to do...
It hit me like a ton of bricks! Of course! Autism and chronic loneliness go hand in hand, whether you are the individual with ASD or someone in their family! That means that the loneliness I experience as a parent of 2 kids with ASD is a perfectly sensible response....
Parental stress from ASD is a real thing. Last year Disability Scoop Magazine ran an article referencing research from the University of Wisconsin which measured the stress level of mothers with adolescent and young adult children on the autism spectrum.The study...
I would like to propose a new addition to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary ther·a·pize /ˈTHerəpiz/ verb verb: therapize; 3rd person present: therapizes; past tense: therapized; past participle: therapized; gerund or present participle: therapizing...
