Sometimes I am jolted into the realisation that’s some people just don’t look at my child with my eyes. Or know him as I know him. They just don’t get him. Being jolted into this realisation hurts. I wish people were able to put aside what they think they know about autism. Take your autism […]
There is a pervasive ideology in the mainstream autism parenting and education community that when it comes to autistic children, you have to act fast. That if we are to teach our children anything, we must hammer it into them before a magical developmental window slams closed forever, leaving our children permanently shut out. This concept […]
From birth, Charles has been a self-possessed, fiercely independent child with a lively sense of curiosity and a strong attachment to his family. I’ve always seen so much of myself in him and still do. He slept in bed with me and my husband Calvin for his first two years and beyond, and I enjoyed […]