“You Forgot…” words you never want your child to say, until it’s just too humorous… This week I was making Shortbread Cookies for a work party. Our eldest was watching my wife and I make the cookies. So we offered him a cookie that we had just pulled off the cooling rack, as he normally…
Having three boys means we see a lot of two types of movies: superhero and animated. Because they do not necessarily understand complex characters, we’ve shied away from anti-heroes and those with ambiguous motives (Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Punisher, etc). However, those with a little more clear cut, or the issues being over their head we’ve…
One of the common questions I think every parent has when their child is diagnosed, is, “is there a cure for Autism?” I know my wife and I searched and searched when we our oldest son was first diagnosed. At the time, there was little public information about autism, and the Internet was still a…
My wife and I are both involved in several online forums for special needs parents and caregivers. Routinely, we here about people saying something along the lines of “Well, sign up for _______?” Or “Why are you using ________?” In almost every case these are about different government, and sometimes non-profit, programs. However, often confusion,…
When parents ask me if I think their child might be on the spectrum they typically ask based upon two or three common habits. The first is not making eye contact. The second is repeating words, either back to them, or using the same words over and over. The third is about repetitive motions –…