Aventures of the Amazing Spidermonkey: The Early Years

Elopement, also known as wandering or bolting, is defined as slipping away or escaping.  For parents of children with autism prone to this b...

So I was at Social Security on Thursday with the littles. I had some paperwork to submit and I, like a dodo, have misplaced my SS card. I...

We are so lucky.  We are so very infinitely lucky.  My little spidermonkey's pediatrician asked the right questions, did the right asse...

Today was a rough one.  There were meltdowns galore, and he was in a love/hate relationship with Mommy all day long.  During the course of...

Telling people about my son having autism is a personal, sensitive matter, but should it be?  That is the question....to tell or not to tell...

Photo by:  Ebony Forte Johnson It was the mother of all meltdowns.  He wasn't tired, he wasn't hungry.  I couldn't blame i...

Okay, this is your warning.  I am upbeat and positive 99.9% of the time, but there is something out there that just chaps my shorts.  Ther...