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October 2012

October 25, 2012

The Hardest Hajj Lesson of All

I sit at the dinner table and watched my kids eat. Lil D, grasping a...

October 18, 2012

Reflecting on the Holy Days, the Year of Autism, and One Resolution

Has it been a year already? Yes, one year has passed since witnessing the extraordinary miracle that...

October 15, 2012

I Don’t Know – Three Bad Words in Autism Land

I think, today at least, that the three most frustrating words in Autism Land for...

October 03, 2012

The Long (Bus) Ride Home

Amongst the many, many prayers I say in my daily salat and scatter throughout the...

September 2012

September 24, 2012

Finding His Voice

“Two roads diverged in a woods, and I, I took the one less traveled by,...

September 14, 2012

Realizing How Good We’ve Got It

It has always been a pet peeve and a weakness, of mine that when things...

September 09, 2012

Out of the Mouths of Babes

We’re having Sunday morning conversation at our house, as my three kiddos (for once) sit...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

Never Let You Go

When the chips are down or when the chips are up (heck, pretty much any...

August 14, 2012

What Autism Can’t Take Away From Us – Our Kids

“What do you want for Eid, Mamma?” My daughter posed this question to me this...

August 11, 2012

The Yoke of Autism

I made a mistake of uttering out loud what I was thinking in my head...

July 2012

July 09, 2012

More Thoughts on Balancing Appreciation of Good Days with Wanting Better Good Days

I’ve been thinking a lot about gratitude and good days since my last post, in which...

July 06, 2012

In Autism Land, What is a Good Day?

The house was too quiet last night, as my husband and I sat on our...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

The Bismillah – Preserving Dignity in an Autism Life

Family and guests are arriving, the food is cooked to feed everyone at the house,...

June 12, 2012

The Selfish Prayer and Fifth Grade Graduation

We ate cake tonight, baked and decorated by our daughter for her big brother. We...

June 07, 2012

My Fractured Family and Autism – Lessons Learned

This is part two of two posts on making tough choices, the blessing of having...

May 2012

May 29, 2012

Autism and the Fractured Family – Making A Choice

This is part one of two posts on making tough choices, the blessing of having...

May 17, 2012

Moments of Autism Humor – Lil D Was Here

Good morning, sunshine! Wake up my jaanus (darlings). Time for school. It's wakey wakey time!...

May 15, 2012

Walking Away from Autism

You can’t. Walk away from autism, that is, no more than you can walk away...

May 09, 2012

Giving Thanks for Good Autism Teachers

When I entered Lil D’s classroom to pick him up the other day, Sanjay* immediately...

May 03, 2012

Listening Link – Discussing Autism and Islam on ‘The Drew Marshall Show’

The Drew Marshall Show (touted as "Canada's Most Listened to Spiritual Talk Show") sent me...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

Trust and the Autistic Child

I put Lil D on the bus this morning, like I do most school-day mornings....

April 20, 2012

Little Feet Meet – Relishing The Good Days with Special Needs

The field is abuzz with activity, as media trucks gather and high school students and...

April 11, 2012

Hey Autism, Verily with Difficulty There is Ease

Spring break on the beach: Are we a couple of free-wheeling college students on Daytona...

April 06, 2012

When Prayer and Rituals Change Us, Not Our Circumstances

Spring break has started here, and the kids are home. I sent my younger two...

March 2012

March 28, 2012

I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends

When the phone rang at 1:25 p.m. yesterday, I knew who it was before I...

March 20, 2012

Rituals of Religion to Break Autism’s Mr. Hyde Meltdowns

In my post last week about the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of autism, I...

March 16, 2012

Autism’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll graced me with his presence yesterday. It had been a really, really long...

February 2012

February 20, 2012

Bursting My Daughter’s Belief Bubble

Being Muslim has certainly reduced the imaginary figures in our house – no Santa Claus,...

February 08, 2012

Behind the Parenting Mask

Parents are pretty good at wearing masks, keeping up a solid front in the face...

January 2012

January 17, 2012

Zen and the Art of Autism Maintenance – Part Two

Note: It took a while, but here is part two about our experiences regarding the...