Even More Outside Autism's Lines

Occupational Therapy is one of the least explained and most heavily mined areas of autism intervention. I don't mean the kind of mining that involves digging for precious metals. I mean the kind that involves stepping carefully to avoid well-concealed...

For the most part, you name a problem in order to get help. After all, if you don’t need help with it, why name it at all?
I don’t need a diagnosis of “Forceful Personality Disorder” if my assertive qualities are something that make me different or unique. But I do need a diagnosis if my assertiveness is impairing my life and my ability to function. In...

Every year, birthdays get better for my son. They've changed from being completely strange and incomprehensible events to fun days which promise happiness amid familiar rituals.
Birthdays also hold a learning challenge, one that lives in the age-old question asked of all kids: "How old are you?" Every year we need to relearn the answer....

This past week, my kids were on Spring Break from school. That means a respite from the daily drudgery of having all three of my kids in school -- instead they'll be home with me looking for fulfillment. O, joy!
Rather than fall victim to the boredom and the disasters that go with it, we planned our first trip to Las Vegas. Even though I've lived in California for more years than I feel like counting, I had never been there. ...