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June 2014

June 09, 2014

Eligibility Where it Matters Most

Have you read the report, Mrs. Ali? Do you have any questions? One by one,...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

Envious of Each Other’s Struggles and the Place I Need to Be

How will they know they are accepted by Allah? When the joy from their blessings...

May 22, 2014

Bismillah and the Road Less Traveled

Bismillah-hir-rahman-hir-rahim. In the name of God, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. In the name...

May 16, 2014

Let Our Decisions Be the Right Ones

Allah pai bharosa reko. (Place your trust in God.) The mornings feel less hectic now....

May 09, 2014

Ali Family Autism Truths for Autism Awareness Month – The Last Ten

The blank screen on my phone stared back at me, waiting for me to write...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Autism Doesn’t End Like That

So much -- and so little -- can happen in 30 days. The woods that...

April 25, 2014

30 Ali Family Autism Truths for Autism Awareness Month – the Second Ten

When we fast in the holy month of Ramadan, our family has a saying --...

April 21, 2014

30 Ali Family Autism Truths for Autism Awareness Month – The First 10

April is Autism Awareness Month. And as much as individuals with autism and those in...

April 08, 2014

Life Goes On

They prayed for my son at Friday prayers last week. Another milestone I never imagined...

April 02, 2014

You are Enduring Love

My darling boy, The sun is shining and the air is warm with the scents...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

The Jenin Autism Project – The End is Only the Beginning

Melissa Diamond, who has been staying in the West Bank of the Palestinian territory for...

March 27, 2014

It’s Ok to Say, Why?

Maybe I’m wrong. I could very well be entirely wrong on this, but I am...

March 20, 2014

Equal is not the Same

Don’t let the dictionary fool you. Equal does not mean same. At least not when...

March 11, 2014

Do You Remember 13?

Do you remember 13? Seventh grade or eight grade maybe? A mixture of hormones, uncertainty,...

March 03, 2014

The Jenin Autism Project – Rock Star Siblings

Melissa Diamond and the rest of the team are still in Jenin, in the West...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Words Matter in Autism Land and Beyond

One might call me a pushover – my husband often does, saying that I’d rather...

February 24, 2014

The Charity of Messy Drawers

We went back and forth on it for months. I’d try to down play it,...

February 21, 2014

The Jenin Autism Project – Community Awareness with an Autism Lecture at Al Quds University

Melissa Diamond and the rest of the team are still in Jenin, in the West...

February 18, 2014

A Moment Between Friends

I have been silent on the blogging front for the past ten days or so,...

February 05, 2014

To Have and to Hold

Last night after putting you to bed, after turning off the bedroom light and turning...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Br. Omar Suleiman Speaks About People with Special Needs and their Families

First I was tagged in the video. Then it was posted to my wall and...

January 30, 2014

It was Everything

On our sixth (fifth, or was it the seventh? Who knows? I’ve given up counting)...

January 28, 2014

Jenin Autism Project – A Word from Our Mothers

My friend Kitti South has come back to the U.S, but Melissa Diamond and the...

January 24, 2014

Deserving Respect

So many things are different now. So many. And though I know that parenting is...

January 22, 2014

The Jenin Autism Project – Families Gain Key Insights in How to Help Their Children

My friend Kitti South Robinson along with Melissa Diamond are in Jenin, in the West...

January 21, 2014

God Bless You, Sweet Boy

"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred...

January 17, 2014

The Jenin Autism Project – Meet Our Autism Families

My friend Kitti South Robinson along with Melissa Diamond are in Jenin, in the West...

January 13, 2014

The Jenin Autism Project – The Reason We Are Here

My friend Kitti South Robinson along with Melissa Diamond are in Jenin, in the West...

January 08, 2014

The Jenin Autism Project – Getting Started with the Families

My friend Kitti South along with Melissa Diamond are in Jenin, in the West Bank...

January 06, 2014

What is the Gift in All This?

Sometimes the memories resurface with such veracity so as to take my breath away with...