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 …
Topic: Parenting Relationships
How Autism Teaches Us About Being Human
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 …
A Special Dad of a Special Needs Mom
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 …
Can a Marriage Survive While Raising a Special Needs Child?
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 …
Emotions & Autism
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 …
Autism Awareness, Caregivers of the Special Needs Community
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 …
Moms Know Their Children Best
Trust Your Judgment Who are the best people to identify problems in children early? Pediatricians? Psychologists? Neurologists? Teachers? Nope, in my opinion, …
Back to School: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?!
by Michael Bloom~ This is what the father featured in the annual Staples television commercial celebrates. As autumn is quickly approaching, the weekly store …
Don’t Forget Siblings of Special Needs!
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 …
Video: Stories About Thriving with Autism~Just2Moms
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 …