How to be a special needs parent
Kathy Marshall is the first “special”parent that I connected with. Her son John and my son Matthew were in the kindergarten together in a special day class. John, I learned, had cerebral palsy. Kathy...
View ArticleAutism and parenting: Feeling isolated?
I’ll never forget the day, after much pacing and practicing, that I mustered up enough courage to call the mother of one Matthew’s kindergarten classmates to arrange a play date. The year was 1991, and...
View ArticleAutism, parenting and feeling judged
I thought about all of the other people over the years that I had judged--and avoided-- because I assumed they were judging me.
View ArticleFrom childhood to adulthood with autism
His mother is the blonde hiding behind the wheel of her Toyota Highlander, or behind a bush, keeping her eye on her first-born son. Just a regular mom with a giant lump in her throat.
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