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April 2017

April 25, 2017

Dear Siblings – What is Your Role in our Family Autism Future?

This is Day 25 of the Ali Family #AutismTruths – April 25, 2017 Dear A...

April 24, 2017

Piecing Together the Puzzle of the Future – As a Family

This is Day 24 of the Ali Family #AutismTruths – April 24, 2017 Dear Family,...

April 10, 2017

In Autism Land, Where Does Our Family Happiness Lie?

This is Day 10 of the Ali Family #AutismTruths – April 10, 2017. Dear Family:...

April 07, 2017

Dear Rock Star Autism Siblings – Five Pieces of Advice

This is Day Seven of the Ali Family #AutismTruths – April 7, 2017. This letter...

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 09, 2016

It’ll Never Be Enough

Ali Family Autism Truths #9 - April 9, 2016 The house is full of family...

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,...

September 2015

September 24, 2015

Eid Mubarak and the Blessings of Family

Don’t ever take your family for granted. Ever. ********** The alarm on my phone beeped...

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....

April 2015

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...

December 2014

December 22, 2014

The Non-Negotiables

As the kids grow, especially with A entering in her tween-coming-into-teen-middle-school-years, our stories, struggles, challenges...

September 2014

September 26, 2014

Seven

It’s a Friday night, and I’m doing one of the things I love most to...

August 2014

August 20, 2014

Autism Road Trippin’

The whole summer was leading to this moment, this trip, this foray back into autism...

August 15, 2014

Eleven

You came into my room the other day, voice strained and your face barely masking...

April 2014

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 --...

March 2014

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...

September 2013

September 19, 2013

A Big Brother in Autism Land

When I glance up at the clock from my computer, I see that it’s 5:30...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

‘Ittefaq’ – Meant to Be

I hugged my mom goodbye. Instead of our usual tight and brief hug, I went...

August 18, 2013

Why Did You Leave Me?

I picture it happening like this: He walks in the door, weary after traveling thousands...

August 13, 2013

An Eid without Lil D and Autism

It was a pretty monumental end to Ramadan 2013 for our family, as we celebrated...

August 05, 2013

Happy Birthday Lil D – Not so Lil Anymore

It isn’t a celebration unless we eat biryani, and that our family did – in...

June 2013

June 11, 2013

It’s Not Just About You

The only thing predictable about autism and Lil D in our house is that it...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

We Keep Planting Seeds of Change

There are two stories to tell, unrelated, yet related to each other. A high and...

April 2013

April 24, 2013

For the Love of Their Grandchildren

What would a parent do for their child? Anything. How far do we go for...

January 2013

January 07, 2013

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Growing up, I can only recall one time when my parents left us in the...

November 2012

November 20, 2012

Seeking Family Togetherness – RV Style

The scene playing out behind me captures a portrait of what our family is –...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

The Hardest Hajj Lesson of All

I sit at the dinner table and watched my kids eat. Lil D, grasping a...

August 2012

August 23, 2012

Dating Life Again

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

June 2012

June 29, 2012

The Bismillah – Preserving Dignity in an Autism Life

Family and guests are arriving, the food is cooked to feed everyone at the house,...

May 2012

May 15, 2012

Walking Away from Autism

You can’t. Walk away from autism, that is, no more than you can walk away...