Opinion

Two Be or Not Two Be?

March 13, 2011

[This is a post written in two different eras of our lives. It's about the question we wrestled with for so long regarding whether to have a second child, which I thought of as "Two Be or Not Two Be?" The first part contains some thoughts I wrote in 2009 about three weeks before Dale [...]

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Let Me Out of Here!

January 5, 2011

Yesterday we took the J-man over to do the last part of a research study we’ve been participating in. This was the big part – the in-person evaluation. Sometimes the J-man does OK with formal evaluations, but usually they can be kind of a mess. I think part of the reason is the transitions – [...]

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What do parents of autistic kids want?

August 17, 2010

We want to know that somehow, some way we are strong enough. We want to see what we are working toward and have the perspective and wisdom needed to get there. We want quality, clear, and accurate information because we have so little time and energy to think. We want to know that we’re part [...]

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We’re All Afraid

July 29, 2010

During The Great Burnout, I dropped off my normal reading of autism-related RSS feeds, Twitter, and pretty much everything else. Clearly I’ve missed out on a great deal of what’s been going on personally with our online friends, and that’s saddened me. I look forward to reconnecting with the world. But so many of the [...]

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Be Aware – For Parents

April 2, 2010

[This is Part III of today's three-part series, along with Be Aware - For Family and Friends and Be Aware - For Everyone, for World Autism Awareness Day.] Be aware that you are not alone. Be aware that there are entire communities of us – locally, online, everywhere – joining together for solidarity, support, and [...]

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Be Aware – For Families and Friends

April 2, 2010

[This is Part II of today's three-part series, along with Be Aware - For Parents and Be Aware - For Everyone, for World Autism Awareness Day.] Be aware that you don’t need to tell us that everything will be OK; just tell us that you’ll be there for us. Be aware that being a supportive [...]

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Be Aware – For Everyone

April 2, 2010

[This is Part I of today's three-part series, along with Be Aware - For Parents and Be Aware - For Family and Friends, for World Autism Awareness Day.] Be aware that if you’ve met one autistic person, you’ve met one autistic person. Be aware that just because people don’t talk doesn’t mean they can’t communicate. [...]

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Just People

September 10, 2009

I’ve been thinking lately about the Just People. And the Should People. And especially the Should Just People. You know them. You may have even been them. I sure was! “Why don’t you JUST make him do it?” “You SHOULD go GFCF because it helps all kids with autism.” “You SHOULD JUST ignore him when [...]

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