Fathers of Children with Autism
My son Tariq stopped talking and started flapping in the spring of 1981. I have been living and learning about autism ever since. The lessons he taught me …
My son Tariq stopped talking and started flapping in the spring of 1981. I have been living and learning about autism ever since. The lessons he taught me …
In the spring of 1981 my son, Tariq, stopped speaking and started pacing, spinning, and flapping. We now call these some of the “Red Flags” of autism. He …
Dad called my special needs child “Numero Uno”. It will be two Father’s Days ago that my Daddy left this world. The memory of his warm embrace keeps me …
They say the divorce rate for couples raising a special needs child is between 70-80%. Raising a special needs child is hard and will definitely place …
I Can’t Force Myself to Cry…… Watching my son grow in stature and in maturity and in social graces has been fascinating over the past 23 …
Today, April 1, marks the beginning of Autism Awareness Month and we would like to focus on the millions of caregivers and the families of the special needs …
Trust Your Judgment Who are the best people to identify problems in children early? Pediatricians? Psychologists? Neurologists? Teachers? Nope, in my opinion, …
by Michael Bloom~ This is what the father featured in the annual Staples television commercial celebrates. As autumn is quickly approaching, the weekly store …
by Jane Kramer~What about ME, mom? At five years old, my middle daughter did not want us to have a third kid in the worst way. In retrospect, it probably …
So much of what is spoken about Autism, are the difficulties that families face when dealing with Autism. There are many success stories of thriving with …