...because one of her friends at school uses "retard" as a casual pejorative. I suspect she already knew; she is nine after all. B...

This little girl turned nine while we were in Mexico last week, surrounded by family plus a chorus of nice waiters who then got attack ...

App-loving Babymouse fans, your wait is over: Everyone's favorite slightly neurotic rodent is now available to play, via both iTunes an...

Hiking! With somewhat reluctant sister in background Today is the This Is Autism Flashblog event , a positivity reframing response to Au...

This cute little dude will be thirteen tomorrow. To quote Yul Brynner: "How how how?" Those of you who have been reading along o...

I really must write more about our trip to Ghana . You know, the one we took in June . One thing I will say: The next time you find yoursel...

Yesterday my birth son's family contacted me and confirmed that he doesn't know he is adopted. They really don't want to tell hi...

One message I think autism parents don't hear enough: it is so important to make time and space for our autistic kids to be themselves. ...

I have been having extremely vivid stress-bomb dreams for the past week, the kind that wake me up with a start several times each night. Per...

I love my boy so much. Why don't reporters write about that? Photo © Emily Willingham I am tired of most media autism stories -- th...

I left a version of this comment on TPGA Facebook . But it bears repeating. Because there are still too many people who do not consider them...