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April 2016

April 28, 2016

He is Not Less Than Anyone Else Because He Has Autism

Ali Family Autism Truths #28 - April 28, 2016 Editor's Note: For the last five...

April 27, 2016

We Cannot Give Up on Our Children

Ali Family Autism Truths #27 - April 27, 2016 Editor's Note: For the last five...

April 26, 2016

In Our Society, Autism is Seen as Damaged

Ali Family Autism Truths #26 - April 26, 2016 Editor's Note: For the last five...

April 25, 2016

The Truth is, It’s Very Hard, This Autism Living

Ali Family Autism Truths #25 - April 25, 2016 The goal is being as independent...

April 24, 2016

Life Cannot Be Locked Out

Ali Family Autism Truths #24 - April 24, 2016 Life cannot be locked out. Nor...

April 23, 2016

A Hidden Message in Autism Code

Ali Family Autism Truths #23 - April 23, 2016 No lengthy post tonight. Just this...

April 22, 2016

Which Truths Can be Shared, and Which can Only be Lived?

Which truths are we charged with sharing, and which truths must remain more quiet for...

April 21, 2016

The Truth of Perceptions and Outcomes

My mother-in-law and I sat around the kitchen table this morning – me with my...

April 19, 2016

Like Muslims, the Autism Community is Not a Monolith

Ali Family Autism Truths #19 - April 19, 2016 The morning started with a visit...

April 18, 2016

On Block Formations and Autism Negativity

Ali Family Autism Truths #18 - April 18, 2016 More than twelve years ago, a...

April 17, 2016

D’s Declaration of Faith

Ali Family Autism Truths #17 - April 17, 2016 I harbor secret fantasies of chartering...

April 16, 2016

I Has High Expectations

I woke this morning and soon after read a blog post written by a friend,...

April 15, 2016

In Autism Land, Who Tells D’s Story?

Ali Family Autism Truths #15 - April 15, 2016 One of the dangers in chronicling...

April 14, 2016

A Lunchtime School Cafeteria Story

Ali Family Autism Truths #14 - April 14, 2016 Hey H, I said to my...

April 13, 2016

Not Living in the Past – Living for the Future

Ali Family Autism Truths #13 - April 13, 2016 When you're picking up your kid...

April 12, 2016

Conversations with Son H – Where He Lays Down Truths

Ali Family Autism Truths #12 - April 12, 2016 Scene: At our kitchen table where...

April 11, 2016

Why is Setting up a Village of Support so Difficult?

Ali Family Autism Truths #11 - April 11, 2016 As we wrapped up our monthly...

April 10, 2016

Hard Truths that Demand to be Lived With

Ali Family Autism Truths #10 - April 10, 2016 There was a big group of...

April 09, 2016

It’ll Never Be Enough

Ali Family Autism Truths #9 - April 9, 2016 The house is full of family...

April 08, 2016

To Sleep, Perchance to Dream. There’s the (Autistic) Rub

Ali Family Autism Truths #8 - April 8, 2016 At 5:30 a.m., my phone rang....

April 07, 2016

Conversations with Daughter A: Laying Down Truths in School

Ali Family Autism Truths #7 April 7, 2016 Scene: In the car, today, after I...

April 05, 2016

Somethings in Life Cannot be Fixed – They Can Only be Carried

Ali Family Autism Truths #5 - April 5, 2016 Somethings in life cannot be fixed....

April 04, 2016

A No Filters Life

Ali Family Autism Truths #4 - April 4, 2016 Two separate comments from autism families...

April 03, 2016

The Spring Break that Wasn’t a Break

Ali Family Autism Truths #3, April 3, 2016 In a home full of kids (including...

April 02, 2016

My Truth Lies with Him

April 2, 2016 - Ali Family Truths #2 The irony is not lost on me....

April 01, 2016

Autism Truths and the Humanity of Us All

April 1, 2016 - Ali Family Truths #1 D came up from the basement earlier...

March 2016

March 10, 2016

On the Donald, Medicaid Waivers and What I’m Concerned About

I'll not sugar coat it - it's been a difficult month. I'd like to press...

February 2016

February 18, 2016

A Diner Story in Autism Land

It was a quintessential New York corner diner – the hustle of waitresses bringing sandwiches,...

November 2015

November 03, 2015

His Happily Ever After

So how is he doing? I pause at the question, put forth to me by...

September 2015

September 22, 2015

14 Ways to Help Your Child with Special Needs Succeed in a Religious School

Editor's Note: Raising my son D (who is autistic) and contemplating what a religious education...