Respecting Autism: The Rebecca School DIR Casebook for Parents and Professionals Written by Stanley I. Greenspan, MD and Gil Tippy, PsyD ...

Pay Attention, Emily Brown! Written by Linda Burton Illustrated by Carl Burton    ISBN: 978-1606130278 Woodbine House (Octobe...

The Girls Guide to Growing Up:  Choices & Changes in the Tween Years  by Terri Couwenhoven, M.S. ISBN: 978-1-60613-026-1 Woodbine H...

Summer 2011 Last night while doing homework with The Boy, I watched as he struggled coloring within the lines. Writing his name.  Traci...

This weekend we had a  MAJOR poop training breakthrough! It happened on Saturday afternoon while I was doing my usual: laundry, cleaning an...

I read two interesting pieces this week regarding children and restaurants.  The first is that Denny's (in Maryland) is hosting an Autis...

"When is a child ready to go it alone, anyway?"  That's the question James Barron poses in his July 13, 2011 article " 7 ...

Because sometimes, saying "Good Job" gets old.   OK! GREAT! WOW! FINE! PERFECT! EXCELLENT! WONDERFUL! OUTSTANDING! FANTAS...

Just wanted to share the song "The Story of My Feelings" that The Boy sang at graduation a few weeks ago.  The book & lyrics a...

I will never forget walking into the Harry H. Gordon (HHG) school for the first time - it was mid June, 2008.  I had no idea what to expect ...

This month's Best of the Best Edition focuses on Media and Special Needs Kids and I'm proud to have my post -  Managing Screen Time...

June 2014 UPDATE: Visit Atypical Familia for 12 Tips for Autism Families Planning a Walt Disney World Vacation  We have taken vacat...

When I was 5 years old, I bit a girl on the bus.  Let's say her name was Ann.  She was really shy and had droopy cheeks.  And one day on...