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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...

September 2017

September 29, 2017

Ten

What time? What time was I exactly born, Mamma? It was around 4:30 in the...

April 2017

April 29, 2017

The Bittersweet

This is Day 29 of the Ali Family #AutismTruths – April 29, 2017 Dear Friends,...

November 2016

November 09, 2016

A Trump Presidency – Conversations with our Children

Last night (in my opinion) ended badly. This morning started badly. I had to do...

September 2015

September 16, 2015

#IStandWithAhmed – Parenting Black Kids, Parenting Brown Kids, Parenting Muslim Kids

Counting to ten isn’t going to help today. Maybe counting to ten thousand. I’m not...

January 2014

January 15, 2014

Do You ‘Mawlid’ One Day, One Month or All the Time?

We trotted out an old classic this past weekend in our home – The Message, directed...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

What Would He Say?

My friend tagged me in a post on Facebook – a beautiful video made of...

September 2013

September 25, 2013

Heart of Gold

One child needed help understanding the terms of the scientific process when conducting an experiment....

June 2013

June 24, 2013

The 15th of Shabaan – Childhood Memories Versus Parenting Decisions

I have very vivid memories of the things we did on the 15th of Sha’ban growing...

February 2013

February 14, 2013

To Valentine or Not – Do We Need to Debate This?

The kids came home from school today with the usual Valentine’s paraphernalia. We don’t “do”...

December 2012

December 20, 2012

Don’t Let Newtown’s Tragedy become an Autism Backlash

The early morning scramble to get the kids up, dressed, fed, and out the door...

August 2012

August 23, 2012

Dating Life Again

There comes a point when you’re coming through a tough, tough time, and even though...

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...

June 2012

June 03, 2012

Channeling ‘The Perfect Storm’

Friday night, after the kids went to bed, husband and I collapsed on the couch...

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!...

April 2012

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...

November 2011

November 17, 2011

A Special Eid for Autistic and Special Needs Children

Anyone who tries to connect that divide between raising an autistic child and adhering to...

September 2011

September 09, 2011

Our Own Autism Divide

Taking a break from Patheos' "Three Questions for American Muslims" project to share this video...