A Burgeoning National Crisis
Is there a relationship between culture and autism? Up until now, our dialogue about autism has been very one dimensional – FLAT. The idea that autism effects only the individual on the spectrum is as antiquated and the idea that the world is flat. As the days...
Walking the Parenting Tightrope of ASD
How do we need to adjust our expectations if we have a child diagnosed with ASD? One of the biggest challenges we face as parents of children on the autism spectrum is to adjust our expectations and beliefs about our child’s abilities and their future without giving...
Appreciation Makes Life With ASD Easier
How do we get past the stigma? As a parent, finding our way to appreciation of the autism of our child is a tricky path to walk. We hold out hope that things will be better once… (fill in the blank). The blank gets filled in with whatever current challenge we are...
Surviving Their Suffering at Any Age
Does it get easier as your child gets older? Being a parent of a child on the autism spectrum is a very painful and emotional experience for most of us, regardless of the age of our loved one. Sometimes when the anxiety or difficulty with the world overtakes our loved...