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Thomas Edison’s teachers told him he was “too stupid to learn anything.” Edison also famously invented 1,000 light bulbs before creating one that worked. Have you ever heard any of the following comments from a teacher or staff member from … Continue reading
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Autism One is around the corner and I was able to get the inside scoop from the Arrangas themselves. In a rare interview, Ed and Teri Arranga gave me the skinny on what to expect this year and what is … Continue reading
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It’s the end of the year, and all my teacher friends are counting down to the end of school. There are days, on Facebook, that I think the teachers are more excited than the kids that another school year is … Continue reading
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Originally published 3/12/12 Autism is a sick, twisted bowl of Alphabet Soup….a hodgepodge of acronyms for therapies, supplements, treatments, and lab tests. It’s like a second language, actually. You become fluent. Many of you are familiar with the good old … Continue reading
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A year ago, we visited the zoo with our boys for the first time. Our youngest was about a year old and loved pointing and squealing at all the animals. Our older son who has autism was three years old … Continue reading
Spring is in the air, the trees are blooming and another school year is nearing a close. You know what that means? It’s IEP time! The feelings elicited by the mere mention of the word IEP can be either ones … Continue reading
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“If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, it must be a duck” – James Whitcomb Riley …or not. Ever since our book, “The Thinking Moms’ Revolution: Autism Beyond the Spectrum: Inspiring … Continue reading
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* Dream One A crowded hotel. An airport? It’s impossible to tell because the hustle and bustle, the mood of the place–it’s exactly the same. Transient. Interesting. Modern and clean. I look down at myself and discover I’m clad in … Continue reading
