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2013-12-30T12:31:51-04:00

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Finding His Calm

Last updated on: December 30, 2013 at 12:31 pm By Dilshad Ali

What is the function of the behavior? I can’t tell you how many times special education teachers, therapists and behavior therapy experts have asked me that regarding why Lil D does the things he does and the way he does them. Friends and family will ask a different version of this question – What’s going on with him? Why does he do [fill in the blank]? I’m sitting with him in the basement watching him go through his current stages... Read more

function of the behavior

2013-12-20T18:33:33-04:00

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Winter Break in Autism Land

Last updated on: December 20, 2013 at 6:33 pm By Dilshad Ali

Sixteen days. Siiiiiiiiiiixteeeeeeeeeen daaaaaaaaays. That’s how long until the kids go back to school. Yeah, that sounds so wrong, doesn’t it? The start of winter break, the kids are happy to be home. I am released from the strict kid morning and afternoon-evening routines. We are not going anywhere, but we have family coming into town to spend the first half of the break with us, and that promises to be full of fun. But with Lil D home for... Read more

2013-12-12T16:38:21-04:00

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The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the World

Last updated on: December 12, 2013 at 4:38 pm By Dilshad Ali

I’ve been attending a halaqa (Islamic study circle) for nearly two years now – a small intimate group of ladies with whom I’ve grown very close to. Our halaqa is simple – we are studying, surah by surah the 30th juz (chapter) of the Quran, and we are studying, hadith by hadith, the Forty Hadith of Imam Al-Nawawi. The structure and methodology of our halaqa was determined long ago. Since we don’t have any teacher or scholar leading us, we... Read more

The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the World

2013-12-09T16:36:18-04:00

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The Red Plastic Table

Last updated on: December 9, 2013 at 4:36 pm By Dilshad Ali

The small plastic red table and two red chairs was the first purchase we made after Lil D was diagnosed with PDD-NOS (otherwise known as autism spectrum disorder) in 2003. Back then it was all a swirl of terminology, research and advice thrown at me while I stumbled around in a fog, head drowning in the torrent of what was to come. I had been swimming in deep and dark waters alone with Lil D and the knowledge of his... Read more

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2013-12-05T17:27:46-04:00

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Last updated on: December 5, 2013 at 5:27 pm By Dilshad Ali

Last night, after dinner, with my in-laws out visiting my sister-in-law and my husband upstairs putting our youngest to bed, I drew the curtains on the world and called Lil D to join me on the family room sofa. Amal was already there, nose buried in a Nancy Drew mystery. And Lil D came bounding up the stairs. Seeing me on the sofa, no phone in hand, no laptop open nearby – his face lit up. I could almost hear... Read more

2017-11-26T23:55:46-04:00

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Send Thanks

Last updated on: November 26, 2017 at 11:55 pm By Dilshad Ali

Shukar bhejo, which literally means to “send thanks,” or less literally, send thanks to God – is an Urdu phrase that has been uttered to me by my parents and in-laws and by me to myself, my husband and kids – for as long as I can remember. So this idea of giving thanks has never been harnessed to a single month or a day for me, which goes the same for so many around the world. Still, the Thanksgiving... Read more

2013-11-25T22:56:31-04:00

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Is He Being Rude, or is it Something More?

Last updated on: November 25, 2013 at 10:56 pm By Dilshad Ali

We’ve had a lot of service technicians come through our house over the years – HVAC, electricians, handymen, carpenters, electronic installation people, dishwasher and washing machine repair people, movers, cable TV techs, carpet installation guys, pest control and so on. Some come during the day when the kids are in school, and others have come by when the kids are around and our home is in full chaotic mode. I tend to forget how it must be to walk into... Read more

2013-11-25T13:18:47-04:00

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Sen. Creigh Deeds and Our Mental Health Crisis

Last updated on: November 25, 2013 at 1:18 pm By Dilshad Ali

Virginia state Sen. Creigh Deeds was released from the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville on Friday, and upon getting home he tweeted this sad message: “I am alive so must live. Some wounds won’t heal. Your prayers and your friendship are important to me.” News cycles move on in an unremitting, relentless motion, with only the worst (or best or most viral) of stories and videos breaking free, becoming a part of our national conversation. I’m afraid the... Read more

2013-11-18T12:58:33-04:00

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Rolling the Dice on Race Day

Last updated on: November 18, 2013 at 12:58 pm By Dilshad Ali

We loaded the adaptive jogging stroller into my car as the rain started. I gathered a blanket and a bag with Lil D’s favorite snacks, water, a change of clothes and his go-to manipulatives (beads, natch!) and put everything on the kitchen counter, so we would be ready in the morning. As it was past 11 p.m. and we knew we had to be up at the crack of dawn, my husband headed up to bed. I stayed up and... Read more

2013-11-15T18:18:37-04:00

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Are We Still Talking About the Hijab? Well, Yes

Last updated on: November 15, 2013 at 6:18 pm By Dilshad Ali

There’s a lot brewing in the American autism community this week, and while I’m mulling things over and how I feel about it (it’s coming in a later post, I promise), I thought I’d leave autism out of the picture today (gasp! Is that possible?) and share with you some interesting hijab-related articles that have come my way from some our wonderful Patheos bloggers. I rarely write about the hijab (headscarf) on my blog, because there are much better writers... Read more

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