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Autism
Raising a non-verbal child: I wouldn’t change you for the world, but…

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…

2017-03-04
Autism
Autism and functioning labels: Are they harmful?

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…

2017-03-01

Eileen Lamb, author of "All Across The Spectrum" and “Be The One,” is the founder of The Autism Cafe. She’s also a photographer, podcast host and the Director of Social Media at Autism Speaks. Born in France, Eileen now lives in Austin, Texas, with her two sons, Charlie (11) and Jude (8), and their sister, Billie (1). On her blog, she shares the ups and downs of raising two children with autism, one with profound autism, while being on the autism spectrum herself.

speech dealy

Raising a non-verbal child: I wouldn’t change you for the world, but…

Autism and functioning labels: Are they harmful?