The Spectrumville Christmas Letter
December 04, 2011 December 20, 2011 January 3, 2012 Dear Friends and Family, It’s that time of year again to …
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Fun with Google Analytics
I always get such a kick out of regularly checking our site stats to see what Google search terms people …
Occupy Autism
In observance of the two-month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement, we’ve put together a diagram to show how …
Seeing Ezra, Seeing Ourselves
As a rule, I tend to steer clear of autism memoirs. I feel the same way about those kinds of …
Top Five Reasons You Should Never Piss Off an Autism Mom
We’ve all been there. Every autism mom has had at least one encounter with some insensitive jackass who insulted our …
The Night Before School Starts
Twas the night before school starts, and all through the house; Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse. …
Carry On, My Wayward Son
9-1-1 has been around for 43 years; I have been around for 39. And two weeks ago, for the first …
All He Wants To Do Is Eat
All He Wants To Do Is Eat (The Risperdal Blues) Gave my son some medicine to stabilize his mood And …
Sometimes a Cigar Is Just a Cigar
Michael woke me up at 3:47 again. I have a long standing relationship with 3:47 a.m., so this isn’t exactly …
The Color of My Parachute Is Burnt Sienna
(photo credit) I recently realized that I have been a Stay-At-Home-Mom for exactly 5 years now. The first 4 years …
With Mogwai, Comes Much Responsibility
So, I know a while back I said that my sons were velociraptors, but now I think they might actually …
Awareness to Spare
Annika is 9 years old, and she has autism awareness in spades. Her own autism, that is. Today’s guest post …
Boy, Put Your Pull-Ups On
Three little turds, sat on my carpet And they told me I probably should worry Six year-olds in diapers, not …
Awtism awareness. Spread it like a fungus.
This weekend was World Autism Awareness Day, so of course I went out to promote some awareness. That is if …
Are We Aware Yet?
Well, we spent the entire month of March talking about how April is Autism Awareness Month, so let’s get this …
Spring Broken
10 Tips For Surviving Winter/Spring/Summer Break Armageddon: 1. Never, ever turn off the DVD player. It can get you killed. …
Houston, We Have a Problem
Cheryl, a fellow autism mom, explains how sleeping in on the weekends is a near impossibility at her house, with …
Paranoia Will Destroy Ya
The other day we were taking a family walk through our neighborhood when a caravan of four decommissioned school buses …
Do They Know It’s Daylight Saving Time At All?
Okay, you know the drill by now: Do They Know It’s Daylight Saving Time? It’s Daylight Saving Time, and I’m …
Ex Excreta Solidus (From poop, a golden coin)
I’m pretty sure my kids are smarter than I am. I try so hard to stay one step ahead of them, …
