Frankl, Autism & Attitude

Frankl says the space* between stimulus and response is where we are free, and where growth is possible.  The whole Continue reading →

Autism Acceptance & Minority Stress

Trigger Warning: discussion of suicide risk What is the right attitude as a parent to foster growth but not stress a Continue reading →

What kind of Autism?

While the DSM5 took away Aspergers and PDD from autism, it provided a dimensional scale by how much support one Continue reading →

Spinner frame from junk

I’m cheap, so I ordered one kid an actual spinner that had prime shipping so it would be here for Continue reading →

Stranger Things is my new Book of Mormon

Not because it is the most correct [TV show], but because it’s become my excuse for why I don’t have Continue reading →

Louise and Ian at Tanagra

I’ve avoided watching Arrival because I had learned enough to know the death of the protagonist’s child figures into it Continue reading →

Should I rejoin Costco?

Pure maple syrup:  Yes, I miss it, but I guess we aren’t properly middle class at this stage in our Continue reading →

Being a Caregiver for Autism

This is in response to a request for stories via Autism Daddy for a person writing about Care Taker syndrome, Continue reading →