Tom loves fish. And he loves the aquarium. Here in Woods Hole MA, there's a tiny little aquarium with a couple of seals, a few formal exhibits, and...
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As a kid, I loved the books of Robert McCloskey. My 12-year-old, Tom, is crazy about about them. "Make Way for Ducklings,"...
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I'm writing a book "Autism Out of the Box." The focus is on providing parents with the tools they need to help their child or teen with...
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Today I took Tom back to the Big Cheese Math Specialist. I'd been trying to follow his instructions, but we didn't seem to be moving forward as I'd...
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In today's Change.org Autism blog, Dora Raymaker absolutely cracked me up. In fact, I was laughing so hard I had to read the whole blog aloud to my...
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Thomas the Tank Engine, for reasons no one fully understands, seems to be a favorite of almost every child with autism. Thomas is a series of highly...
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Yesterday we were having tough time practicing clarinet. For reasons that continue to baffle me, Tom has no problem reading the notes on the staff...
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We live in a mid-sized American town (about 45,000), not far from a military base. We're home to a lot of veterans, not to mention plenty of active...
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How does it feel to the be the parent - or sibling - of the kid who takes the short bus? Who flicks his fingers in the air... flaps his hands......
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When Tom (my 12-year-old with high functioning autism) was in public school, I was appalled at how little he was taught. The level of expectation was...
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