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Part I: My Son Sees A Different World
Part II: My Son Sees A Different World
Part III: My Son Sees A Different World
Michael had started his various therapy sessions in July: occupational, speech, and play therapy. His coordination was improving, his attention span was increasing little by little, and his efforts at communicating were more successful. […]

My son and daughter are crazy about the Wiggles. Just in case you aren’t familiar with this children’s musical group, the Wiggles are four Australian men who write and sing their own songs for the under-five crowd. Three of the four (Greg Page, Anthony Field, and Murray Cook) met while studying early childhood education in […]

CNN’s Larry King Live focused Wednesday’s show on Autism. He interviewed Bill Cosby, who is headlining a concert for autism research. Larry also interviewed singer Tony Braxton (also appearing at the concert), Gary Cole, and Ed Asner, who each have autistic children. I’m not sure if they’ll rebroadcast it, but here’s a link to the […]

The variety of ‘parenting styles’ available is vast. Some parents move with the times and embrace new theories and practices. Other parents remain fossilized in the mid-18th Century, the era where children were ‘seen and not heard.’ Many parents glide into new circumstances and continents with ease. Others put up […]

Autism in US More Prevalent than First Thought: 1 in 150 American Children Has Developmental Disorder (Article from “60 Minutes: HealthWatch website”)
I first saw this article on CNN’s website and it both intrigued and worried me. My son Michael was diagnosed as autistic when he was 2 years old; I knew many other mothers with […]

Part I: My Son Sees A Different World
Part II: My Son Sees A Different World
It was confirmed: my son had learning difficulties, specifically, autism and sensory integration dysfunction. On one hand, I cringed at the new labels. After all, Michael was the same little boy he’d always been. On the other hand, I felt relieved […]

Part I: My Son Sees A Different World
It’s one thing to know in your heart that something is “not quite right” with your child. It’s another thing to hear it confirmed by another person.
For the first year of his life, Michael faced many challenges. He stumbled as he walked, he spoke in grunts, and he […]

Part I
“You should get him tested. His development is definitely delayed.”
The pediatrician’s words hit me like a punch in the stomach. My eighteen-month old son Michael looked at me with such an innocent expression. On the surface, he seemed like any other toddler. His dark brown eyes sparkled in the lights of the […]

Contributed by:Annie Dameron
Michael takes after me when it comes to new toys. He wants it out of the box as soon as possible and he wants to explore what it does. He doesn’t care for the instructions; he jumps in feet first and figures it out himself. My daughter Christina hangs back and surveys her […]