Autistic and Healthy

boundless opportunity

autisticandhealthy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:55:21 +0000

Each of our lives is filled with boundless opportunity, although some of us choose to put opportunity aside.

worry cycle

autisticandhealthy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:59:39 +0000

I worry.

You Can

autisticandhealthy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:38:00 +0000

Every day I hear parents say they don’t know how to parent a child with ASD.

My crazy life

autisticandhealthy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:32:56 +0000

I have a new measure for the insanity level of my life.

Selflessness

autisticandhealthy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:26:13 +0000

Good parents have common traits. High on that list of common traits is selflessness.

Young Friendships

autisticandhealthy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:19:44 +0000

Typical social expectations need to be broken down when you have an autistic child.

Thick skin

autisticandhealthy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:48:02 +0000

When your child has ASD, your skin gets thicker, and you grown a special sensor to weed out all the unnecessary and petty comments people make

The Mom Filter

autisticandhealthy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:29:08 +0000

All our kids have a external filter since God forgot their internal one, and in most cases it is Mom.

Truthfulness and Honesty

autisticandhealthy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:41:59 +0000

There is a truthfulness and honesty that is needed in Autism, which we as society have lost.

Autism is not Contageous!

autisticandhealthy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:35:07 +0000

Some people don’t even want to sit by us because they are afraid that whatever it is that we have in our family might be contagious.

ReAlignment

autisticandhealthy — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:38:27 +0000

I am constantly adjusting my son’s life to fit into life itself.

What is Autistic and Healthy?

autisticandhealthy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:48:37 +0000

It is a dream.

The diet puzzle

autisticandhealthy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:03:47 +0000

It is because of our individualism and uniqueness, that autism feels insurmountable. With respect to diet, this is especially true in treating autism.

My Angry Autism List

autisticandhealthy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:20:54 +0000

I can get really angry at just a few things, most of which have to do with autism. Here is my angry autism list.

Where my checklist?

autisticandhealthy — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:31:54 +0000

There isn’t a checklist that comes with parenting and most certainly not one that comes with parenting a child on the autism spectrum.

The story of fate and a Banana

autisticandhealthy — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:21:02 +0000

I am a big believer in fate. Fate is how I found an amazing friend, and an even more amazing little girl.

Our Happiness

autisticandhealthy — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:09:47 +0000

You and only you are responsible for your emotional well being. You make you happy; no one else gets this privilege.

Our Nutrition Plan

autisticandhealthy — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:08:44 +0000

The journey of nutriton and our family’s nutrition plan for a successful today. You can minimize the “effects” of autism with diet.

Grow Thru Fear

autisticandhealthy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:48:49 +0000

Fear is the response that leads others to pull their children away from ours, or what causes the total stranger to stare with judging eyes.

The Honeymoon is getting shorter.

autisticandhealthy — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:17:32 +0000

Each school year starts with a honeymoon and they seem to be getting shorter! For a few weeks each new school year, my son seems to be able to peacefully co-exist with his peers, and then I start to see the signs of stress.

My Father. My Eulogy.

autisticandhealthy — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:06:27 +0000

My passed away September 2, 2009. Dad had many of the characteristics of Asperger’s, the social skills, the intenst interest in airplanes. My eulogy is the story of our life, and the relationship we built.

making education work

autisticandhealthy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:43:23 +0000

Don’t be afraid to ask, and be successful, by forming an alliance with the people who are in charge of making unusual requests possible in your school system.

everything really can’t be right?

autisticandhealthy — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

No, it is autism. A piece of that autism puzzle has creeped too deeply into my head and I need to get it out.

Viewing the world

autisticandhealthy — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

I just see his view of the world as different.

my thoughts on vaccines

autisticandhealthy — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

I give you my thoughts on the quesitons I am asked EVERY day—should I vaccinate my kids? Does my child have autism because I gave him the MMR vaccine?