No day is “normal” when you live with autism, either yourself, or with a friend or family member. These articles describe common events that we’ve experienced in our lives.
We hope that they bring you the same laughter, tears, and understanding that they brought us when we started going through it.
My oldest son has started working for a local auto parts store. He worked there previously during his time with the high school’s transition to work program. He is a hard worker with great attention to detail and loves his job. He currently works 4 hours a week, but we hope to keep extending the…
There is a lot of things that your autistic child will go through that is different than a neurotypical child. Some things you will be told about, and others you won’t. This is often because a diagnosis at a young age means you may not be dealing with these things yet, but it is something…
My wife and I are both involved in various online forums, and you notice several questions routinely pop up. In addition to the big ones about how do you potty train your child, will they be able to handle going to school, and how do you control outbursts in public, you will often find one…
According to a recent report, we can tell you officially, what you already know. The US is extremely short on special needs teachers. In fact, only two states are said to not need additional teachers. There were challenges filling these gaps before the pandemic, but the pandemic which has hurt teachers as well as students,…
Today our eldest son completed high school! For 19 years he has attended school and today was his last day. It is both a joyous occasion and a little sad. He is moving on to a new life. In two weeks it looks like he will be starting his first job. This was a moment…