All posts tagged "autism"
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoBirthday Boy
My boy turns twelve tomorrow. It was just yesterday I held you in my arms, curled like a comma into my...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoTen Things to Tell a Special Needs Mom
Eleven years ago my husband and I entered a developmental pediatrician’s office with our then seventeen-month-old son, Justin. We were...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoInto the Woods
This past weekend, yours truly, the official “girly-girl,” roughed it in the woods of Allaire and went camping. By camping...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoParents of Autistic Children (POAC) Walk-a-thon
I love POAC (Parents of Autistic Children, Brick NJ.) I’ll have you know that for me to say I love something...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoSomeone Special Needs You
Ed. Note: Someone Special Needs You (SSNY) is having their annual walk on Saturday June 6th from 9:00 to noon at...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoTen Ways to Reach Out to the Autism Community
Eleven years ago, my eldest son Justin was diagnosed with moderate to severe autism. At the time I didn’t know any...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoWorld Autism Awareness Day
Today is World Autism Awareness Day, and this is the time of year I tend to take stock of the McCafferty...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoTransition
It rests precariously on the edge of the countertop, the brightly colored flyer proclaiming “Transition!” in bold letters, urging me to...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoWanting More
He brushes by me, my eldest son, swatting away the proffered riding helmet held in my outstretched hand. He is singular...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoNever Give Up
A few weeks ago I posted a piece called “Love Letter to my Autistic Son for When I’m Gone” on the...