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.
Our family likes to watch movies, as is evidence by our movie review section. We have a natural bias towards superhero movies, and classic TV shows and movies that my wife and I grew up watching, such as Gilligan’s Island, and more. Well, Christmas time is no different, and there are a great number of…
A few nights ago we attended a parent support group meeting at a local elementary school. While attendance wasn’t what the organizer had hoped for, it was very helpful for us. While Covid and school sports are going on, it is hard to get steady attendance. I encourage meeting organizers to continue to offer these…
Having three boys means we see a lot of action movies. OK, we see certain types of action movies, and high in that list has been most of the Marvel and DC movies. Because they do not necessarily understand complex characters, we’ve shied away from anti-heroes and those with ambiguous motives (Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Punisher,…
I saw a this question posted recently on an Autism Support Group and I saw so many people saying yes. But the good news it doesn’t have to. In reality, it’s not the moon itself which makes things worse, despite the many quotes from police, hospitals, and school teachers which say it’s the moon. (This…
When your child gets diagnosed with Autism, there are lots of things you’ll get told right away. Many of you might have observed these already and is why you decided to have your child tested. These would include things like: Not making eye contact, Lack of verbal communication (possibly being non-verbal), Meltdowns when frustrated, etc….