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autism

The friends I made in the waiting room

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We don’t want our boys to be “cured.” There is no cure; autism is a chronic state, like arthritis, or love. By Elizabeth Michaelson Monaghan

October 7, 2019 Parenting Challenges

What happens when my son is with me in the ladies restroom

Mom smile while holding arm of adult autistic son in backyard of home
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Why in the world had I even brought the kids to the store? I just wanted to go home, have a good cry and forget about autism for a while. By Jennifer Jones

February 28, 2019 Parenting Challenges

On reminding our kids to be kind

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When my son was 11 he told me, “I wish I wasn’t autistic. It would be easier to make friends.” By Joanne De Simone

September 6, 2018 Parenting Challenges

How I embrace my son’s language of numbers

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I learned to meet him right where he was, which was on the floor, counting.
By Rachel Turner

July 27, 2017 Parenting Challenges

The early days of an autism diagnosis

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Nowhere in my plans was talking to a stranger about teaching basic social skills. Nowhere in my plans was autism.
By Katie Read

September 27, 2016 Parenting Challenges

My son doesn’t smile for photos

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Her son never wanted to be in the picture. Then he discovered himself behind the camera.
By Debbie Urbanski

September 12, 2016 Parenting Challenges

The other end of the block

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A mother of a special needs child finds unexpected common ground with her neighbor.
By Brianne DeRosa

July 19, 2016 Parenting Challenges
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