We are at the dentist this morning, and getting here was no easy task. Jimmy HATES the dentist, and when I capitalize the word HATES; this is no exaggeration. Anyone with experience raising a child with autism knows that the dentist is a word that is pregnant with pause. When Jimmy was very small, tooth brushing was a nightmare. I bought toothbrushes with EXTRA soft bristles; I used Q-tips to…

We had a milestone this morning, and it is not the kind I wish to repeat either. Our house is animal central. Jimmy has numerous animals, and I have always believed and lived the notion of empowered strengths. Jimmy loves sea life; he has a salt water aquarium….This has brought challenges of its own, along with the other animals that reside with us; but certainly one of the sweetest animals…

I am an experienced mother of a child with autism. I have had Jimmy now going on 15 years; yes, 15 years. That is a decade and a half! I have gone through the tantrums in the grocery store, the incessant perseveration on various topics, the difficulty with the transitions, and accompanying all of these dramas, I have also experienced what I have come to term “the look.” You know? “The look?”…