About two years ago our public school system hired Dr. Jim Ball to come down to set up programs, train teachers and educate parents about early interventions and autism. Under his contract, he came down four times and ...

Recently, I wrote a blog post about how "well-behaved" my children are and the tools I recommend to parents. Of course, they still have issues and I hope I didn't come across as one of those moms whose kids are perfect...

I read an article yesterday where the author said the following statement regarding Aspergers and Autism. "But it’s different than autism. Different. Not worse or better"  I think she was being PC and that is fine...

Wikipedia Asperger's Page Posted via email from HikiCulture - A Forum for Reclusive People (and Hikikomori) {hikiculture.com site blog}

Whilst waiting to move C from his present group home I have been having C home more. In the last couple of years he has been more receptive to going to new places which is fantastic. So in a bid to try and wear him out (...

Last night, I was skimming through some facts about those with Aspergers or those with autism, and being the concerned child I am today, I read some facts about those with autism that reminds me a lot of my mom. Through ...

This post is revisiting a topic I have covered several times in different ways since the beginning of this blog in 2005. It seems important to touch on it again because several parents have emailed about their frustrat...

Justin experiences melt downs that drain you. His inability to talk makes things difficult for him and like anyone who for example was in a foreign country and couldn't get their needs met, -would probably melt down to...

There's a video from Autism Speaks called "I am Autism." I'm not going to embed it, but you can see it here. The video has stirred up quite a furor among the autism community, so you may have already seen it. I firs...

This will be year number 4 that we've spent Thanksgiving at home instead of taking the 20 minute drive to my sister's house where all the sibs,  their spouses and children gather for a potluck style feast. Easter 20...