Then the dreaded words, Your child has autism. These words echo in their heads like a freight train blasting through their hopes and dreams.
Through the blur, I wondered if I was alone or if other parents felt the same way I did - that everything involving our children was painful in some way. The emotions, whether they were joy, sorrow, l...
Wit seduces by signaling intelligence without nerdiness.
This is where I go, when I go:It's a room with no windows and no doors, and walls that are thin enough for me to see and hear everything but too thick to break through.I'm there, but I'm not there.I a...
There are no silver bullets in life; there's just the long, messy climb out of the pit you've dug yourself.
On the other hand, I think cats have Asperger's. Like me, they're very smart. And like me, sometimes they simply need to be left alone.
What causes autism? As far as we know in 2013, there is no single gene or single environmental factor that accounts for the more than 1 million Americans with ASDs.
The genetics of autism are real, but there are also environmental triggers.
I have a long-standing relationship with Autism Speaks. I've been supporting them for many, many years now.
We might want to figure out what are the positive effects of autism - mild cases.
There has never been a verified scientific report that chelation therapy, a gluten-free diet, or anything else can cure autism.
You have a healthy baby boy! The words ring like church bells in the ears of new parents.
When I was very young I thought I was just like everyone else. I think it took me longer than most to realize I was different and even longer to realize that being different was what made me great
Sometimes I don't have enough energy to be social. I need time alone to recover from the last time I went out.
Autists are the ultimate square pegs, and the problem with pounding a square peg into a round hole is not that the hammering is hard work. It's that you're destroying the peg.
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