Every April I am reminded to adorn my house with blue lights, post infographics on social media and give to my “favorite charity”. I field well-meaning comments from family and friends letting me know they are thinking of me, and asking where they can donate in honor of my son. It’s “Autism Awareness Month.” And to be quite honest, it aggravates ... Continue Reading
Giving: Examining Our Motives
In Part 1, I told my own family’s story, and shared a few of my own opinions about autism awareness month. So, how can you best support a family living with autism? Making Autism Awareness Month count this April means supporting a family who is living with it. Before you whip out your checkbook to write a big old check to a national autism ... Continue Reading
What Families Living With Autism Really Need
In part 2, I introduced the idea of asking an autism family you love, what they need. This can get tricky. You see, as the mother in an autism family myself, and as a clinician who has spent countless hours with autism families, there’s something I have to make you aware of. Autism Families do not like being in need. We don’t do it very ... Continue Reading
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