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Author: Walter Wimberly

Walter is a parent of three sons on the spectrum. He is an author here talking about his experience as a parent, as well as an educator. He also serves as the designer/developer for the Autism Family Living website.
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Dealing with the Loss of a Loved One

Recently I was reading in a CNN article about the number of children estimated to have lost a loved one due to Covid this past year. Now I want to point out this is a mathematical model which may or may not be accurate, and initially I didn’t give it much thought. However, my family…

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Herbie The Love Bug
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Herbie The Love Bug

One of our newer movies to try with the kids was the Herbie series. My wife found a collection a while back for a great price, and decided to buy it. Then it sat on our shelf for a while. Well we decided to finally watch it as one of our family movies recently. All…

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Reaching Your Child in Unexpected Ways

One of the things that my wife and I try hard to do is to reach our children where they are. This is often difficult since he thinks and communicates differently than my wife and I do. We constantly try to find ways to have him interact with us and others. And recently, I saw…

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What Females with Autism Want you to Know

Many times, people equate autism with males, and especially young boys. I know first hand given that I have sons, and when I go into their classrooms, those with autism are normally males. However, recent research is showing that females seem to be better at masking (or hiding their autism to fitting in with society)…

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Autism and Weightlifting
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Autism and Weightlifting

Tom Stoltman is a weightlifter and strong man competitor, currently the winner of the Scotland’s Strongest Man, and came in fifth in the World’s Strongest Man competition in 2019. Tom also has Autism, but found an escape in weightlifting. Watch the video to learn more about him. I know with our eldest, he loves working…

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    • Teaching Your Autistic Teen How to Shop
    • Pluffle Sensory Station Product Review

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