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The Value of Lived Experience
Autism clinicians bring essential expertise. But lived experience brings something more: context. Without that context, even the best professionals can miss what families really need. Keep reading →
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I think they want us to give up. A fellow autism mom said this the other day, and it stuck with me. She was responding to my venting about… Keep reading →
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It’s amazing how a quick interaction with a stranger can stick with you. Mine came early this morning around 6am when I pulled into Wawa to fill up my… Keep reading →
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Today she didn’t feel so blessed. She was tired, angry, helpless, stressed. It’s hard to feel blessed on four hours sleep, Her girl would laugh, she would weep. Waking… Keep reading →
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This past February, I took my adult disabled daughter to get her first vaccine in 17 years. As I pulled into a parking spot at the mass vaccination site,… Keep reading →
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I thought I could handle anything. I thought life had thrown me all the hardest curves. And then came 2020. Everything I thought I knew disintegrated as a pandemic… Keep reading →
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Sending our special-needs kids back to school poses many risks, no doubt. So does keeping them home. It’s understandable to be wary. But the alternative does not solve the… Keep reading →
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Even in the middle of a state park, surrounded by 19 majestic waterfalls, signs of Covid-19 were present. Literally. Signs directing visitors to stay six feet apart, to hike… Keep reading →
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The reality of the new coronavirus hit me about a week ago, when the number of cases in my home state of New Jersey was still relatively low, less… Keep reading →
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s list of people at higher risk to get sick from Covid-19 includes older adults and people with serious chronic conditions like heart… Keep reading →
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I blinked, and my baby turned 18. The years, the moments have passed too quickly. If I could only go back, I would have written about every one of… Keep reading →