Rage Against the Autism Machine
Now I am angry. Seething. My anger is so intense I feel sick…I want to punch something…and I am not a violent person. But today Braden did something that embarrassed […]
Author: loriboll
The Wrong Question
Now: This image popped up on Facebook today and it took my breath away. Americans are currently debating whether people who are transgender should be able to go to take care […]
The Man in Seat A
Now Touched…I was touched…I am touched. I’m currently on a flight to Japan. Each year special educators, speech therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, and parents gather somewhere in the region for […]
It’s All My Fault: An Autism Mom’s Guilt
Now My friend Jen sent me this article today. I appreciate how people always think of us when they read about autism. Often we receive articles or news stories from […]
You Don’t Even Have a Limp, Lady!
Now I came across this article today as I was perusing Facebook. It was on The Mighty, a website whose tagline reads, “We face disability, disease, and mental illness together.” […]
Lost in Saigon? The game of what-ifs…
Now We arrived in Saigon, Vietnam Wednesday to visit our lifelong friends, the Knoblochs and Lewis’s. The Lewis family lives in Saigon and suggested we all go on a Vespa […]
Sniffing Socks and an Autism Diagnosis
Then I’ve talked a bit about the time before we knew Braden was autistic. The time when I didn’t have the words to say to people when they looked at […]
Today’s Glimpse; Yesterday’s Memory
Now Today I saw a young boy, around eight years old with his older brother. The boy was running away from his brother (I think around 16 years old or […]
Car Horns, Autism, and Communication
Now You know when you’re chatting with a friend and your child, impatient in the car, honks the horn? Yes, that’s happened to me with my daughter (or my husband). […]
Bombs, Broken Lamps, and a Meaningful Life
Now Today I listened to the Marketplace podcast and I had the opportunity to listen to a father, Ron Suskind, talk about how his son Owen (with autism) learned about […]