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April 2018

April 30, 2018

The Parental Intimacy of Autism

There comes a time, probably many times, when you ask yourself – what do you...

April 30, 2017

Risk Taking and Autism Truths

This is Day 30 of the Ali Family #AutismTruths – April 30, 2017. Last post...

April 29, 2016

Conversations with D

Ali Family Autism Truths #29 – April 29, 2016 Setting: In our Kitchen one evening....

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 17, 2016

D’s Declaration of Faith

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

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 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 30, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #30 – We Will Live Truthfully

April 30, 2015 - Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #30 Why should you care? Really,...

April 29, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #29 – The Way to the Unknown Future

April 29, 2015 - Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #29 Most mornings are a mad...

April 28, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #28 – You Can’t Walk Away

April 28, 2015 - Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #28 I was face-timing with my...

April 27, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #27 – The Friends We Make Along the Way

April 27, 2015, Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #27 At a birthday party we attended...

April 26, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #26 – What We Are Afraid to Say Out Loud

April 26, 2015 - Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #26 Sometimes it all feels so...

April 25, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #25 – The Right of Choice

April 25, 2015, Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #25 D brought his iPad to me...

April 23, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #23 – What is God’s Truth in All This?

April 23, 2015 -- Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #23 It seems like we are...

April 22, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #22 – The Double Standards

April 22, 2015 - Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #22 At dinnertime this evening, my...

April 19, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #19 – The Unattainable Truth

April 19, 2015 - Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #19 I've seen my fair share...

April 18, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #18 – Sometimes the Truth Hurts

April 18, 2015 - Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #18 We are winding down our...

April 17, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #17 – Brotherly Love

April 17, 2015 - Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #17 His brief seven years on...