All posts tagged "autism acceptance"
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Brick Life
/ 8 years agoRewind
The laugh roars up from his belly, a hearty chuckle we haven’t heard in weeks. My son is sitting on my...
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Brick Life
/ 8 years agoJust Be
I just returned from a week in paradise. Please don’t hate me. Last week my husband and I spent a week...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoSpinning
My head is spinning. I’d like to tell you it’s for a fun reason, like when I used to be able...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoBirthday Boy
ay This week my boy turns thirteen. He will be ushered into his teenaged years, that period which is supposed to...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoPOAC Lakewood BlueClaws Walk-a-thon
(Editor’s Note: POAC is a local organization which does so much for autistic people throughout New Jersey, from trainings of educators...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoWorld Autism Awareness Day
Today is the ninth official World Autism Awareness Day, and as I watch my eldest son with severe autism rearrange his...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoGratitude
Oh, how I love Justin’s school. Recently I schlepped up north for my boy’s parent-teacher conference, excited as I always am,...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoPost Twenty-One
Another big milestone is hurtling chez McCafferty. My oldest son, who is severely autistic, will soon be a teen-ager. And I...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoTransition
This past week a momentous event occurred when the principal of Justin’s school called out of the blue to speak to...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoTen Things You Can Do for Friends and Relatives Whose Child Has Been Diagnosed with Autism
Recently we celebrated the birthday of my youngest son, who has high-functioning autism. Families and friends from both sides of his...