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March 2018

March 06, 2018

The Bro Hug

We call it the “bro hug.” Here’s how it works. He comes up to 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,...

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 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 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 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 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 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 11, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #11 – Life Gets In the Way

April 11, 2015, Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #11 There is a lot going on today,...

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...

March 2014

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 03, 2014

The Jenin Autism Project – Rock Star Siblings

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

January 2014

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...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

‘Ittefaq’ – Meant to Be

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

July 2013

July 19, 2013

An Autism Unbound from the Rituals of Ramadan

In no way is he part of any of our Ramadan rituals. He does not...

July 12, 2013

Autism, Childhood and the Perpetual Questions – A Sibling Speaks Up

How do the siblings of individuals with autism cope with the spectrum disorder's grip on...

May 2013

May 12, 2013

Loved and Loved Back

The whole family came out for Amal’s soccer game on Saturday morning – Lil D,...

February 2013

February 04, 2013

#MyJihad, for Two Children, is Anchored in Brotherly Love and Loss. What’s Yours?

Amir and Amal don’t know each other. But if they ever meet, they will discover...

December 2012

December 10, 2012

I Wish I Were an Only Child

On Saturday night, when we were walking the lighted paths of our local botanical garden,...

October 2012

October 18, 2012

Reflecting on the Holy Days, the Year of Autism, and One Resolution

Has it been a year already? Yes, one year has passed since witnessing the extraordinary miracle that...

September 2012

September 09, 2012

Out of the Mouths of Babes

We’re having Sunday morning conversation at our house, as my three kiddos (for once) sit...

September 05, 2012

Necessary Discussions in Autism Land

Between discussions with my daughter about who are her new classmates or if the zippered...

August 2012

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...