All posts tagged "autism"
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Brick Life
/ 3 years agoThe Other Side
He draped his entire body over mine, my severely autistic teenaged boy. We were getting dressed and ready for in-person school...
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Brick Life
/ 3 years agoThe Weight of Worry
It was just another day, nothing special. I was six months in to being my then almost two-year-old’s primary ABA therapist...
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Brick Life
/ 3 years agoKeep an Open Mind
I suppose this is an anniversary of sorts- sixteen years ago this fall my eldest son was diagnosed with autism at...
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Brick Life
/ 3 years agoMake Friends with Parents with Autistic Children
Sixteen years ago this fall my family and I entered the world of autism through our son’s diagnosis at seventeen months...
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Brick Life
/ 3 years agoLeisure Skills
Although it’s been seventeen years since my family began their autism journey, I remember the sense of both relief and panic...
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Brick Life
/ 3 years agoFeda and Muhammed Almaliti
Recently I was horrified to see on my Facebook feed a story about a mom, who was an extraordinary autism advocate,...
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Brick Life
/ 3 years agoMy Own Camp
I realized today while taking my morning walk that I missed my ten year “blogiversary” in March. In my defense we...
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Brick Life
/ 3 years agoGrade 12: A Son’s Autism and Our Best Selves
The reality hit me from the email I received from Justin’s case manager yesterday. It included a letter introducing herself to...
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Brick Life
/ 3 years agoGroup Home
It is with great delight that I will announce to all of you that I have some news. No, I haven’t...
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Brick Life
/ 3 years agoGrateful
I hear the familiar phrase “watch the tram car” as I walk into our bedroom, and glance over to see Justin...