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Guest Blog: My Grown Up Christmas Wish

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My Grown-Up Christmas Wish…Just one friend for my son? I love Christmas music. In fact, the music is probably my favorite part of Christmas. Don’t get me wrong-I love the lights, the cookies and the presents, but if I had … Continue reading

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Featured Guest Blog: I Don’t Know

Katie Wright’s presence at the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Hearing on the Federal Response to Autism was a balm for all of us listening to the usual platitudes coming from the mouths of Dr. Coleen Boyle and … Continue reading

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An Autism Carol

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As I stood in my kitchen unloading groceries, I took a moment and stared out the window at the sun on the snow-covered mountains. The same cyclical thoughts circled through my head: “I need to make a plan for dinner. … Continue reading

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No One Knows. Or Do They?

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Yesterday I read yet another article on how parents who put off having children are to blame for the neurological problems that children are facing in ever-increasing numbers, How Older Parenthood Will Upend American Society . Granted, the author never … Continue reading

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Silent Sunday: In Remembrance

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Seeing Beyond

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Daddy Issues. This is how I described the women who were drawn so deeply and inexplicably to my son (I’m permitted to accuse others of Daddy Issues – I have them myself). Yes, my son was very, very cute. Handsome. … Continue reading

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Powder Room Science

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Imagine that you are in the process of buying a home. You’re not an architect, so you do your homework to find a good one. This is a big decision, and you need to know you will have someone with the utmost … Continue reading

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Reports of An Even NEWER Childhood Epidemic: Parents Terrified

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Parents across the globe should be warned that there is a new childhood epidemic that is sweeping the nation and will surely touch every corner of the globe as its destructive path injures more and more of our precious children … Continue reading

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Thinking…Outside the Box

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Some people are born thinkers, and some grow up to be thinkers. My husband and I were born thinkers. We always asked “why”. My mother in law could tell some pretty fabulous stories about my husband and how he would … Continue reading

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Milestones

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In two days my son turns eleven years old. Eleven!! It’s so hard for me to believe; I remember holding my newborn in my arms so vividly. I imagined his childhood so differently than the way it actually turned out. … Continue reading

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