Today is Autism awareness day Charlie just turned 4 and he’s still non-verbal but he’s come a long way with communication. Being able to communicate basic needs on his iPad has decreased…
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Is Autism Taboo? Lately, I’ve been feeling down. And it’s difficult to be completely open in my blog when everyone and their grandma can read what I write. Actually, I wish…
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Babywearing and Autism Charlie will be 4 this month. Going out can be challenging because Charlie isn’t able to follow directions yet. One of his current targets in therapy is…
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Autism
“Je ne suis pas autiste”: Lettre ouverte à Francois Fillon, candidat à la Présidence de la République française
Monsieur Fillon, J’aimerais exprimer mes sentiments quant aux propos que vous avez prononcés lors de votre discours de ce jour. “Je ne suis pas autiste”. Une phrase que vous avez prononcée…
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Raising a non-verbal child. I wouldn’t change you for the world, but… I often talk about how proud I am of Charlie and how much I love him, how I wouldn’t…
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I want to take a minute to write about a touchy subject: autism and functioning labels. What are functioning labels? Functioning labels are used to give more information about the functioning level…
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A Glimpse of Hope “I think he’ll talk.” That’s what the developmental pediatrician said this morning. These words came from the same doctor who diagnosed Charlie with severe autism and was…
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That mom I saw her at the store. That mom in her oversized tee and her leggings. She looked tired. The kind of fatigue only another mom would understand. Her messy…
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Starting this blog with a post I wrote and shared on Facebook page last year. A letter of support to all parents out there. You’re doing great! Because raising a child…
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From Doubts to Autism Diagnosis Charlie has always been a mischievous and happy child. Up until 15 months, he had been hitting his milestones on time and was even saying…
