image via istock.com I’m not even going to mince words here.  I don’t think the New York City Public School System is equipped to hand...

September was a busy month. There was back-to-school and well, back-to-school - because that's enough to keep any parent busy. So busy ...

When my husband, Joseph, and I first moved in together, everyone asked when we would get married. When we got married, everyone asked when w...

They say you should never talk politics or religion because it can easily lead to a heated debate. Well if you're an autism mom add four...

I grew up listening to hip-hop. My husband and I still listen to it. We listen to it at home and in the car with our seven-year old so...

Julia Child once said, “ Dining with one’s friends and beloved family is certainly one of life’s primal and most innocent delights, one th...

As a kid I dreamed of going away to summer camp. I’d see the commercials with the kids running out to the school bus (a happy face was pai...

When I was eleven years old my parents decided to open our home to a foster child. I will never forget the first and only newborn baby that ...

When I think back to my childhood, I don’t remember growing up in a world of violence. I don’t remember bombings or mass murder. Maybe m...

April 21, is  Kindergarten Day  – the celebratory birthday of Friedrich Froebe – the man who started the first kindergarten in 1837. Ki...

12 posts to raise Autism Awareness : Autistic Kids are Amazing  Autism in the Middle The Milestones and Moments to Celebrate When ...

The year I was born, the number of children diagnosed with autism was  1 in 5000 . And I went through my school-age years and then som...

I scanned the crowd of excited kids and anxious adults. There were too many to count. Too many to be out so early on a bitter cold Sunda...

Earlier this week, I read   a post promoting an Autism Positivity flash blog carnival to raise awareness regarding autistic adults .  Initia...

I love movies. And I love Hollywood gossip and glamour. But I just can't sit through the awards shows. I don't watch any of them. ...

Valentine's is a day of love and remembrance. Some memories are painful . We honor the loved ones no longer living. And embrace the ones...

Being an autism mom isn't easy. There are too many hats to wear. And only one woman to wear them. I am: teacher, therapist, chef, chauff...

In case you missed the announcement last week on Facebook and Twitter   - It's ME!!  I'll be over on Babble Kid blogging 3 days ...