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April 2016

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 01, 2016

Autism Truths and the Humanity of Us All

April 1, 2016 - Ali Family Truths #1 D came up from the basement earlier...

February 2016

February 18, 2016

A Diner Story in Autism Land

It was a quintessential New York corner diner – the hustle of waitresses bringing sandwiches,...

August 2015

August 11, 2015

All Haste to the Wedding

The bags are packed, the plans have been made and the caregiver has been hired....

August 07, 2015

Thanks Jon Stewart, from an Autism Mom

Now the good news is this: Bullsh*tters have gotten pretty lazy. And their work is...

August 06, 2015

Fifteen

In passing by the bathroom where D was showering, my niece remarks, he sure sings...

August 03, 2015

Islam, Therapy Dogs and Autism – In Search of a Constant Companion

It started, as I usually does, with the yearning for something better for D –...

June 2015

June 10, 2015

His Theatrical Debut – On Inclusion and Plays in Autism Land

In flipping through his yellow binder, where his teachers and I do our daily communication,...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

With Head Bowed, I See the Light

[A] person whose head is bowed and whose eyes are heavy cannot look at the...

April 2015

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 24, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #24 – Present with Each Other

April 24, 2015 - Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #24 It's time to write this...

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 21, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #21 – The Most Vulnerable

April 21, 2015 - Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #21 When I picked up D...

April 20, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #20 – To Just Be Present

April 20, 2015, Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #20 He grows sleepy, trying to find...

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...

April 16, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #16 – Siblings Who Roll with It

April 16, 2015 - Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #16 My daughter came home after...

April 14, 2015

Autism Awareness Truths #14 – (Dis)Respect the Stim

April 14, 2015 - Autism Awareness Month, Ali Family Autism Truths #14 Perseveration, according to...

April 13, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #13 – To Witness A Miracle

April 13, 2015, Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #13 When D was seven years old,...

April 12, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #12 – More Right Than Wrong

April 12, 2015 - Autism Awareness Month, Ali Family Autism Truths #12 Sunday night and...