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When my son was very little and we were starting to accept that he might be non-verbal, I came across many others like me. Acquaintances and friends who were just having children also went through the fear we were going through. Initially, the potential...

My main goal in life is to be a good father. It ranks above making money, being successful, having a strong social circle, and even my personal health. Although all those things play into positive parenting, it was the parenting itself that always took...

I need to start off with a rather exciting announcement. This past week, I found the third food item that my son refuses to eat. That’s right. There’s a third.
For the uninitiated, my boy Lucas is non-verbal and has autism. He also has a world-class appetite. You know all the autism stories about picky eaters? He’s not one of those stories. He eats it all....

I know both my kids quite well. From babyhood to now, they have grown before my eyes and I’ve watched their personalities blossom.
When it comes to my daughter, the growth is one that most people can understand. As a teenage girl who is not on the spectrum, her ways of communication are more in line with what many are comfortable with. By and large, people “get” her. They know how...