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Dear autism moms, I'm sorry that you're sorry

Tulika Prasad

If I had to list the top 3 things my son enjoys, they would be: 1. Water 2. Water 3. Water So chances of finding us at a pool in summer is always higher than at home. That day was no different. We were at our community swimming pool watching our son living his life like he was made for water. A little while later, another family strolled in with a teen-age son. After settling in, they helped their son get ready to get in the pool. He sat at the edge, chilling in the sun while his feet dipped in the ..

OK Google, "Wheels on the bus"

Tulika Prasad

My son loves a good conversation. I see his eyes light up when I talk to him. He knows words can do wonders—make him visible, express his needs, make friends, and magically get things done. Most importantly, it can play his favorite songs on TV. The only pro ..

Another lesson from my son

Tulika Prasad

Every morning we get up to a barrage of inspirational images and quotes filling up our social media pages and text messages, teaching us the best way to lead our lives. In spite of this, I highly suspect if we learn much from those sunset images with calligrap ..

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A breakthrough moment for one with autism

Daniel Bergmann

Daniel Bergmann, an Undergraduate Degree Candidate at Harvard University with autism, tells the story of how childhood visits to The Met’s koi pond led to the most important breakthrough in his life. It was only when he learned to spell at age twelve, that h ..

Three things for schools to consider for children with autism

Tulika Prasad

Today is going to be almost 3 months since my son’s school closed due to lock-down and is now into summer break. I probably won’t be sending him back to school anytime soon even if it reopens in fall. My son is just not where he would keep a mask or a pair ..

The "but" that autism does not need

Tulika Prasad

I was recently interacting online with the mom of a little boy who is on the autism spectrum. She said that although her boy was bright and could spell words and add numbers per his grade level, his teacher was not ready to give him the scores he deserved. Her ..

My promise to never stop believing

Tulika Prasad

After my son’s diagnosis, our life changed in many ways. Visits to friends went down and trips to doctors and therapies shot up. The more we met various therapists, the more we learned how complex the process of a child’s development is. We now had a fancy ..

Autism and setting realistic goals

Cathy Blatnik

Dominic starts tenth grade a week from this coming Monday. A handful of my friends have kids around the same age as Dominic who are taking (or have taken driver's education training) and are already practicing driving. While I am very happy for them, a par ..

Autism, a picture, and a beautiful lesson

Tulika Prasad

If you ever get to visit my house or scroll through my phone’s camera roll or browse my social media posts, you’ll know that I’m obsessed with my son’s pics. Like every other mom out there, I feel like my son is the most charming, handsome and adorable ..

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Cole and a message from a dad's heart

James Cunningham

Cole Cunningham may be on the autism spectrum -- and not a star athlete in his high school -- but he is involved in nearly every sport the school has: as the team's videographer. Logging hundreds of hours, Cole films and edits highlights of nearly every game ..

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To an autism mom on Mother's Day

Penny

It’s Mother’s Day once again. Everyone is posting sweet pictures on Facebook of cards and gifts their children have given them. While you are so happy for them , the hurt builds with every picture that crosses your newsfeed. Your day will look like any ..

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