Listen, I don’t like to give a lot of advice when it comes to autism. I mean, I hardly know what I’m doing and it’s all very complicated and every kid is different, right? But after we chatted for a few minutes in the Target aisle, and I walked away with my cart and you […]
We all know what autism is, right? I mean, honestly. What a boring title. Autism is a complex neurobehavioral condition that includes impairments in social interaction, developmental language, and communication skills, combined with rigid, repetitive behaviors. Other characteristics include low muscle tone, limited eye contact, and anxiety. My son Jack has autism. He’s thirteen. He […]
My second son, Jack, was diagnosed with autism when he was 18 months old. Now he’s almost eleven, and let’s just say there are certain, well, unique parenting skills that I’ve learned in the past decade or so. Because of autism, I understand the acronyms for ASD, IEP, and PDD-NOS. I know what sensory processing […]
Dear Jack, Lately people are talking all about autism’s rising statistics. They bring up numbers like one in eighty-eight and say things like now it’s one in fifty-five and they wonder where is it coming from why so many more? But some days, I don’t give a damn about the numbers. In fact, when people mention […]