All posts tagged "autism"
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Brick Life
/ 1 year agoThe Long Goodbye
He sits casually on a couch in the hot, humid lounge area of his dormitory, my sixteen-year-old son with mild autism...
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Brick Life
/ 2 years agoBirthday Boy
You’re turning twenty today. I still find it impossible that you now tower over me, but at my 5’1” height, maybe...
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Brick Life
/ 2 years agoYin and Yang: Preparing A Teen With Autism to Head to College
FAFSA. Pell Grant. College Prep company. One hundred and thirty colleges and universities represented. Day habilitation. Support Coordination agencies. Vocational training....
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Brick Life
/ 2 years ago‘Don’t Wait:’ A Brick Mom Shares Her Story of Learning About Her Son’s Autism
When my eldest son was an infant, he rarely slept, and if then for short periods of time. We had such...
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Brick Life
/ 2 years agoThe Waiting Game
I am not good at waiting. When my profoundly autistic son was a baby, I started having concerns about his development...
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Brick Life
/ 2 years agoIt’s Okay
A few months ago, my husband and I took our almost sixteen-year-old high school sophomore to look at colleges. This idea...
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Brick Life
/ 2 years agoBest Moment of 2022
I am, by nature, a planner. Over the years as my severely autistic non-verbal son has grown into manhood I am...
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Brick Life
/ 2 years agoSurviving the Holidays While Raising Teens With Autism: From Tears to Joy
This past weekend I watched “Charlie Brown Christmas” with my family, which is no mean feat. Corralling my husband and two...
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Brick Life
/ 2 years agoKnowing When to Let Go
The thought occurred to me as I was taking my daily walk, scrolling through pictures on my phone instead of paying...
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Brick Life
/ 2 years agoToms River’s ‘Field of Dreams’ Awesome For Teens With Autism, Too
I pull up to a mostly empty parking lot, my nineteen-year-old severely autistic son rocking out in the backseat with anticipation....