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2015-04-09T16:37:57-04:00

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Ali Family Autism Truths #9 – The Best Muslim, the Innocence of Humanity

Last updated on: April 9, 2015 at 4:37 pm By Dilshad Ali

April 9, 2015, Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #9 I’ve noticed a trend during the past few years of families performing Umrah during their kids’ spring breaks. I think it’s great – a wonderful way for families to come together for a moving, spiritual pilgrimage and introduce their children to some of what is most special, most beauteous, most humbling and true about Islam. Year after year, right before spring break rolls around, I get at least five or six messages/emails,... Read more

2015-04-08T23:36:08-04:00

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Ali Family Autism Truths #8 – To be Known, Understood

Last updated on: April 8, 2015 at 11:36 pm By Dilshad Ali

April 8, 2015 – Autism Awareness Month, Ali Family Autism Truths #8 As I write this, you lie next to me, the sleepiness finally hitting you with gentle waves, silencing the sounds you make and bringing stillness to your ever-moving limbs. You watch me type, seeing the words flow on this screen, and I wonder if you’re reading what I’m writing. Maybe you can read. Maybe. There is so much I still don’t know about you, about all you may... Read more

2015-04-07T23:20:07-04:00

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Ali Family Autism Truths #7 – The Places We Go

Last updated on: April 7, 2015 at 11:20 pm By Dilshad Ali

April 7, 2015 – Autism Awareness Month, Ali Family Autism Truths #7 We’re in that stage now where D doesn’t want to go much of anywhere. If he can stay home, then that’s just fine by him. There was a long period of time, until maybe about four of five years ago, that we went nearly everywhere as a family. If for whatever reason where we were going just wasn’t going to work for D, his Baba or I would... Read more

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2015-04-06T23:35:00-04:00

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Ali Family Autism Truths #6 – Finding Our Okay

Last updated on: April 6, 2015 at 11:35 pm By Dilshad Ali

April 6, 2015 – Autism Awareness Month, Ali Family Autism Truths #6 Our milestones and firsts have never been other family’s milestones or firsts. When it comes to D, we follow his timeline on progress and no other. We face our firsts, sometimes with sadness and fear, sometimes with great joy — always truthfully. I wrote this today on Facebook: More milestones in Autism land for the Ali Family. Every time things feel complacent and just our “norm,” I’m reminded... Read more

2015-04-07T23:56:59-04:00

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Ali Family Autism Truths #5 – How Inclusive was Your Easter or Passover Service?

Last updated on: April 7, 2015 at 11:56 pm By Dilshad Ali

April 5, 2015 – Autism Awareness Month, Ali Family Autism Truths #5 In private conversations with friends today, friends celebrating Easter or having celebrated Passover, we shared some of our frustrations in trying to participate in religious ceremonies and attend services at Houses of Worship with our autistic children. While many churches, synagogues (and even some mosques) and other Houses of Worship have made great strides in tailoring services for all in their congregation, or at the very least creating... Read more

2015-04-04T22:41:35-04:00

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Ali Family Autism Truths #4 – Two Different Worlds, One Home

Last updated on: April 4, 2015 at 10:41 pm By Dilshad Ali

April 4, 2015 – Autism Awareness Month, Ali Family Autism Truths #4 There are days when it feels like two completely different world exist under my roof. There is D, spending the majority of this first day of his spring break spinning his beads in our bedroom, or in the basement bedroom where his grandparents sleep. The connection is distant today between him and the rest of us, as we enter in that final furious stage of shopping/packing/cooking/readying for a... Read more

2015-04-03T20:10:59-04:00

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Ali Family Autism Truths # 3 – Spinning in Circles

Last updated on: April 3, 2015 at 8:10 pm By Dilshad Ali

April 3, 2015 – Autism Awareness Month, Day Three of Ali Family Autism Truths “A” came with me today when I went to pick up D from school. She and her little brother, H, had half-days, as Spring Break has now begun. With H off to Jummah prayers with his grandparents, A kept me company on my afternoon drive. The other kids rarely come with me when I get D. They’re both coming home on busses at that time themselves.... Read more

2015-04-02T17:19:03-04:00

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Ali Family Autism Truths #2 – Autism Doesn’t Get Better, We Get Better

Last updated on: April 2, 2015 at 5:19 pm By Dilshad Ali

April 2, 2015, Autism Awareness Month (World Autism Day) – Day Two of Ali Family Autism Truths On the drive to school, D’s not feeling it. Arms drawn into shirt, the cries are starting and soon enough, he is banging his head intermittently on the back of my seat. He’s not really hurting himself because the seats are soft, but it’s distressing. He’s obviously off — something is amiss. He isn’t feeling well; he is upset about something, The cogs... Read more

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2015-04-01T20:59:49-04:00

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Ali Family Autism Truths #1 – Learning from Each Other

Last updated on: April 1, 2015 at 8:59 pm By Dilshad Ali

April 1, 2015 – Autism Awareness Month – Day One of Ali Family Autism Truths D is sitting downstairs right now picking through his dinner, while one of his therapists, who is playing the care giver role, sits with him. I’ve kicked the rest of the family out for dinner, and I’m sitting upstairs keeping an ear out for any issues that may come up. Call this a dry run. Call this part of my hypervigilance in making sure he... Read more

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2015-03-26T14:11:12-04:00

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The Ease and the Glory

Last updated on: March 26, 2015 at 2:11 pm By Dilshad Ali

When we first were officially told that D’s diagnosis was autism, we were devastated. This may be insulting to some on the spectrum, but I’m keeping it real. There has been so much heartache mixed in with joy these past 11 years since that day that it all seems inexplicably intertwined. You can’t have one without the other. As much as I’ve tried to lessen and alleviate D of the excruciating hard parts of autism, it’s still there, perhaps to... Read more

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