Over the last few years we’ve spent many, many hours at our favorite Autism medical center. We’ve had evaluations, therapy sessions, meetings with licensed clinical social workers and physicians of all sorts.  In the last year we began to participate in a study for siblings […]

As I was thinking of countdown activities to do with my kids, the idea came to me to have the family watch every Disney movie ever made.  then I realized 1) If you count sequels and all live action movies, it is a verrrrry long […]

  This post used to be titled, “Why I Won’t Be Taking My Autism Spectrum Children Back to Universal Islands of Adventure” I generally try to be pretty positive, and I realized my post and title were not at all positive.  So I’m rewriting this […]

Seven years ago my only exposure to Autism was meeting Kim Peek, the gentleman who inspired the movie, “Rain Man”. Or so I thought. Little did I know that my sweet little eight-year-old boy who had a difficult time interacting with more than one child […]

I was talking with my friend, Michele, on the phone earlier today.  We were talking about Pinterest and how I had found a mega-board with over 2,000 Autsm pins.  Granted, some of the pins are duplicates, but it was full of wonderful ideas I hadn’t […]

It seems to me we are a society of quick fixes.  Everywhere you turn in media there are ads for countless medical pills.  There are pills and drugs and creams, for dry mouth, dry eyes, insomnia, depression, acne, irritable bowel syndrome, restless leg syndrome, ed, […]

Today was a good day. It started off rocky, I had to run to a big box store to get black polo shirts for an upcoming concert for my boys. The three oldest had their solo and ensemble competitions today. Two of the boys needed […]

I’m a pack rat. I come from a long line of pack rats. There is some order to our hoarding, but it could be called hoarding.  I have a difficult time letting go of things. Some times it is because of sentimental value, and sometimes […]

As I sit here nursing the baby, Whirlwind is in a raging outburst. He is yelling that I don’t care about him. I won’t help him, no one will help him and he hates this stupid family. He wishes he wasn’t a part of our […]

  No, I’m sorry, but you cannot have a pet dolphin. Don’t lick your brother. (To an 11 year old) stop biting the couch. Do not stand on your brother’s face. In what world was it a good idea to karate kick the banister spindle? […]