I Am an Adult with Autism
Thirty years. That's how long it took for me to get the right diagnoses. Thirty years. Of struggles. Of shame.…
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Thirty years. That's how long it took for me to get the right diagnoses. Thirty years. Of struggles. Of shame.…
Continue ReadingMy message to Laura Clery . . . Your son has just been diagnosed with autism. Maybe it came as…
Continue ReadingI spent the first four years of my son’s life in a frantic state of hope. A hope that he…
Continue ReadingI remember watching you line objects all around the house, down every hallway. Didn’t matter what it was—trains, a hairbrush,…
Continue ReadingWhen I found out I was going to be a father I was beyond excited. My wife and I had…
Continue ReadingIt is said that after you settle into autism and with more experience, your worries turn to wonder. You start…
Continue ReadingThere’s a meme that’s been circulating on Facebook recently. It reads: “‘In my day, they didn’t have all this Autism…
Continue ReadingThe future. There, I said it. One of the scariest words for me. I had a brief conversation with another…
Continue ReadingEvery year, 1 out of 59 children is diagnosed with autism. And behind each child—behind the meltdowns and the therapies…
Continue ReadingAs a parent, we have hopes and dreams for our children. I would lie in bed, watching her sleep and…
Continue ReadingSince joining the autism community as a parent, I keep hearing about “the journey." “This journey we are on” is…
Continue ReadingIt's always refreshing to come across a sports story that pulls at the heartstrings and restores your faith in humanity,…
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