This is about to be a very personal post. But some things are so important they have to be discussed. If you’ve been reading here for any length of time you know that my son, codename: Mister, is autistic. He developed normally until about three then just…stopped. A few months before he started school his … Continue reading
Autism is National Autism Awareness Month and so in honor of my son I’m reprinting my article from Apex Book Company’s blog from last April. Typically this is where one offers up an awareness charity you can donate too. Mine is Comedy Central’s Night of Too Many Stars which focuses entirely on funding autism-related education … Continue reading
That study that “proved” vaccines caused autism has been proven a fraud. Anderson Cooper even interviewed Andrew Wakefield who lost his medical license over it. It’s not like I told you this months ago (and I was very late to the party seeing as The Lancet, which published the paper, retracted it in February 2010). And yet … Continue reading
I wanted to share some nice zen photos of the Louisville Waterfront, but then my plans changed. They changed when someone told me today that bathing my son in distilled water with clay would help cure him of his autism. I know the person means well, I know that for an absolute fact, and I … Continue reading
So it occurred to me today that a lot of people know that special needs kids are just kids like the rest of us, um, the other kids, and have the same wants and needs and feelings. And I know that part of the issue of autism awareness is that there is no magic birthmark … Continue reading
This is a kid fueled post, so be warned I’ll be ranting. Today in her column Dear Margo addresses a huge, close to my heart issue: My husband and I have a 9-year-old son with severe autism. I cope well enough most of the time, but I would really appreciate your advice about how to … Continue reading
