Dear God, Sometimes, bad things happen. Things like not getting a promotion you wanted or a hearing a diagnosis you didn’t, car trouble or bad weather or divorce. And then one day, something really, really bad happens. Something so bad, it makes you wonder why you ever thought anything else in your life was bad. […]
Dear Rose, I have a confession to make. I didn’t want to have a girl. We kept your gender a surprise throughout the pregnancy, but I was so sure you were a boy. We already had three boys, I knew how to handle boys, and everyone knows boys are easier. But on a hot summer morning […]
Sometimes people write to me and ask questions. They ask me about anxiety and medication and weighted blankets and good ideas for sidestepping tantrums. Although I never have any good advice to give, I love reading about people’s families and hearing their stories of autism and spectrum disorder. I also love it because it gives […]