The Essential how-to by parents—for parents
There is a confirmed link autism and art, so much so that there is actually a subcategory of autism art. We spoke at an autism conference with Temple Grandin recently and she told us how she got jobs as a teenager and a young adult. She liked art and to embroider western shirts. She effectively was wearing a … Read more
Universal Studios Hollywood and autism – is that possible you ask? Yes it is. I don’t know about your school system but ours has cut summer so short it nearly seemed like we didn’t get one at all. This holiday season we’re trying to plan things on smaller scales, since a two-week vacation isn’t something … Read more
Is their Life after the diagnosis of autism? That is the unspoken question of Parents new to autism -What would you do if you heard the words, “Your child has autism?” What would go through your mind if you heard those words? Would you freak out? We felt this shock when we first learned of … Read more
By Andrew Areffi, Melissa Areffi, and Heather Swarner Disney’s new autism assistance card fails to address the real problem – FRAUD. The newly developed Disability Assistance Service (DAS) is meant to be a one-size fits all solution to address the complaints from non-disabled patrons that somebody with a hangnail or no problem at all could walk … Read more
Does your end game match your actions? Perhaps a better question to ask would be, “are your children prepared to live without you?” The thought of what our children will do when they grow up has been keeping us up at night. Everything started after Kennedy’s IEP when we suddenly realized she’s going to middle … Read more
If you’re looking for an advocate that understands social security and disability please check these guys out. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/advocates-in-action-help-californians-need-navigate-bureaucratic-maze-medical-governmental-1746525.htm LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – Jan 16, 2013) – Advocates In Action is a new Los Angeles-based business launched this month by veteran advocate Robert Schlesinger, who aims to assist seniors, intellectually or physically disabled persons and single … Read more
If you’re like us, we like to have behavior information come home from school. The reason for this is so the kids know that if you misbehave in school there are consequences at home. Big surprise, right? For some reason, LAUSD seems to have imposed draconian restrictions on the behavior agencies communicating with parents. We’re … Read more
We all see so many gems of advice for keeping your marriage fresh and alive – dress up, role play, romantic dinners and/or getaways, making time for each other. Uh huh. I don’t know about you, but I’m too exhausted or frankly don’t have the time for that these days. It always feels like lately … Read more
We are the parents of 3 kids with autism and we travel a lot. We’ve done planes, trains and automobiles. Recently we’ve been very irked with by people putting out these “how to travel with kids with autism” articles that turned out to be nothing but happy happy joy joy fluff pieces with no real … Read more
@skyeems4 recently asked us a question on Twitter. “Any suggestions on “fixing” a tactile problem w toilet paper? I have tried every brand, texture, color..:-(” Our son, Alex, and our eldest daughter Kennedy also have tactile issues. Our immediate suggestion was to try flushable wipes since it would probably be a familiar sensation from when … Read more