All posts tagged "autism"
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoSelf-Help
He gently pushes my hand away but I remain firm, guiding his hand onto the top of his shorts. It’s a...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoThe Year it Begins
This is the year it all begins. My eldest son Justin, who is severely autistic and non-verbal, is turning seventeen in...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoGet Out
I pull up to a red light with my car rocking back and forth from the force of my eldest son’s...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoSensory Friendly Movies
He settles down in his seat, seemingly not at all phased by an “old school” theater chair that doesn’t recline. I...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoNever Stop Trying
A few weeks ago I was scrolling through Facebook and happened upon one of my old posts, which was being reposted...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoComing Home
He steps off the bus and rushes to the sidewalk, making one of his trademark vocal stims as he goes. I...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoDisney Fun
Last week I had the pleasure of spending a few days at Disney with my family during New Jersey’s NJEA...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoA Good Place
This past week I had Justin’s fourteenth (!) IEP meeting at his wonderful autism school, and as I looked around the...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoA Parent’s Autism Story: ‘When Did You Know?’
“When did you know?” It’s a question that I’ve been asked several times since my eldest son Justin’s autism diagnosis fifteen...
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Brick Life
/ 4 years agoMake New Friends
This past week I had Justin’s fourteenth (!) IEP meeting at his wonderful autism school, and as I looked around...