About Autism: The Hope You Need After Diagnosis
If you are new to the world of autism, there is help for the uninitiated. Three years ago when I first heard my daughter’s diagnosis…
How to Support the Siblings of Your Special Needs Child
One of the issues my husband and I often discuss is the well-being of our older child. With a severely autistic younger sister, my eldest…
Parenting Strengths and Weaknesses
Our most recent homework assignment from our Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) coordinator is to journal our strengths and weaknesses as guides to our autistic daughter. (The…
A New Perspective — Helping a Friend Cope with Alzheimer’s
Over the last several months I’ve watched one of my good friends experience a new season of life. Shortly after her diagnosis with Alzheimer’s, it…
Mother Bear Attends Holiday Gathering
It takes a special person to invite a family with an autistic child to her house, especially when the function will take place indoors. And…