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April 2nd Is World Autism Awareness Day

You might have noticed the above image, and many others circulating on Facebook and Twitter. It's time to show your support and help raise awareness for autism. New statistics were released recently that said 1 in 88 ch…
An Open Letter to: Parents of Special Needs Kids

I am afraid to make this request of parents who have special needs kids because I don't want to be politically incorrect or step on any toes. But I have seen enough instances of it now and how the kids pay the price fo…
Nanny Needs Advice

From a reader who wishes to remain anonymous: I am a nanny for four children ages 4, 6, 6, and 8. All of the children have Autism. In addition, one of the 6 year-olds has Asperger's and the 8 year-old has Down's Syndr…
It's Everyone's Halloween

Tonight a lot of creatures will visit your door. Be open minded. The child who is grabbing more than one piece of candy might have poor fine motor skills. The child who takes forever to pick out one piece of candy might…
Living With A Learning Disorder

We've all read articles on Autisable about Autism and Asperger's, but I don't know if many of you know there is a higher functioning "version" of these disorders. It's called Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NLD). I was di…
The Power of Parents

I was watching the movie "Temple Grandin" today and was so moved. For those of you who have not seen the movie, Temple Grandin is a real life woman with autism who did amazing things. She single-handedly created a more h…
Toys for Special Needs

I came across an amazing website, Fat Brain Toys, while looking up "Toys for children with sensory disorders" on Google. The website features toys for nearly every area of play from active play to puzzles. There are org…
Saying Goodbye...

Since my son was diagnosed with Autism 12 years ago, I have witnessed many changes in the Autism community. Some of the changes seem great, such as self advocacy (until those self advocates start trying to speak for e…
Halloween for Children on the Autism Spectrum

Halloween is scary enough even for children without development delays, physical limitations, neurological disorders or other issues that cause them to be in part of the more than 6 million children who are labeled “s…
An Angel At His Side

image source When Daniel was about 7 months old and sitting up in his high chair I would notice on occasion that he would burst into a spontaneous smile and sometimes even laughter. He was not smiling at me as he was…