Our child has had a lot of adults in his life. Since he was very young, he has had a plethora of therapists and facilitators.

Currently, he has a respite person, a school aide, an after-school aide, an occupational therapist, two teachers (both are part time), a speech therapist, a chess teacher, and two social skills facilitators. There are also various other aides as well as an RSP person and the like.

That's a lot of adults but it's always been like that our kid.

How do you communicate with all of these people?

How autistic kids deal with a "high engine"

In my last blog post, I touched on the topic of our obsessions with our autistic children. I believe obsessions are more or less a fact of life for children on the spectrum.

I have a child with mild, high functioning autism. He has obsessions. He has always had obsessions and most likely will simply be an obsessive person for his entire life.

Why do children with autism have obsessions?

Last week I was honored to be able to spend each day traveling to different schools with Chris Waddell as he presents his Nametags program. Chris, a good friend from Middlebury College, started doing Nametags three years ago when he launched his foundation, One-Revolution.

Last Saturday, my family spent over five hours at the Walk Now for Autism Speaks, Los Angeles event at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

The following is a guest post from Ann Millan, author and mother of an adult child with autism.

Ten fingers and ten toes

I discussed the word, "appropriate" in my IEP blogs. This time I'm using that word differently. I'm discussing it as it relates to something our kids struggle with - empathy and sympathy.

Empathy and sympathy are difficult for our kids to learn. It's not that they don't care, it's just that they're autism-related diagnosis interferes with their "natural" ability to understand these concepts. Empathy and sympathy are simply tough for them to understand.

When we have our babies, it is natural to transform into “mama bear”, stopping at nothing to defend and protect. For the mama who has a child facing additional challenges, this instinct goes into overdrive.

This time of year is a traveling time. There's Easter, Passover, and spring breaks galore! I am taking my child away for two days for some spring break fun. This got me to thinking of a question... How do I travel with my autistic child?

We have never shied away from traveling with our child. We traveled with him pre-autism diagnosis AND after. We always wanted to travel and didn't let autism stop us.