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Mar 29, 20231 min read
Join Us for Book Signings!
It's finally time! After a long pandemic delay, Larry and I are so excited to finally be entering the book-signing circuit for which...
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Mar 30, 20212 min read
Today's the Day! The Book is Out!
It's official! Remember back in November when I said we were writing a book? It's out now, available in stores, on Amazon, and even on...
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Mar 12, 20211 min read
Autistic Parents: Is Playtime with the Kids Wearing You Out?
Here is another of our blog posts for Psychology Today! 5 tips for autistic parents to make playing with the kids feel more like PLAY and...
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Jan 26, 20211 min read
The Top 5 Things People in Neurodiverse Couples Should Know
Larry and I co-wrote this blog post for Psychology Today - Read it here. #Communication #ASDinsider #LoveLife
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Nov 13, 20202 min read
We're Writing a Book!
It brings me great joy to share that we - my husband and I - wrote a book! =) Together, we are writing about our learning and growth...
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Jul 13, 20206 min read
Memory Lane: Epiphanies
One of my most frequent memories of childhood and adolescence - and even into young adulthood and still sometimes to this day - are the...
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Jun 24, 20207 min read
Emotional Roller Coasters
A while ago, I wrote a post about the myth that people with autism don't have empathy. In reality of course, autistics DO have empathy,...
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Jun 2, 20204 min read
Book Nook: Pretending to be Normal
I'm reading Liane Holliday Willey's memoir Pretending to be Normal again! What a treat. I wanted to highlight it for you with some of the...
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May 26, 20205 min read
My Idea of "Fun" might be Different than Yours
Excel spreadsheets! Cropping photos to look "just so." Listening to the same song or reading the same book over, and over, and over, and...
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May 19, 20203 min read
The Power of a Special Interest
Ok this one sounds like it might get technical. "Special Interest?" What, now? It won't. Simplicity is the key, folks. Especially right...
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May 12, 20206 min read
5 Ways to Be More Spontaneous
Here comes spring (and not far off is summer!) - and soon the world will open back up again after COVID-19. With new horizons will come...
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May 5, 20204 min read
Memory Lane: One Word - Meticulous
When I was growing up, there was one descriptor that followed me around everywhere - at home, at school, visiting family - everyone...
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Apr 28, 20206 min read
Am I Failing as a Mom?
I know I can’t be the only one feeling this way right now, so I decided to write about it. I did not sign up for this. I signed up to be...
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Apr 21, 20203 min read
Building Community: Felicity House
Late last year and early in 2020, I had the pleasure of attending several events at a beautiful organization in New York City called...
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Apr 15, 20203 min read
What’s with “Identity First” or “Person First” Language?
Ok so it’s taken me a while to feel like I can say anything authoritative on this subject. And remember - I’m just one person. But since...
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Mar 28, 20203 min read
The Paradox of Pandemic Parenting
This global pandemic is something like none of us have ever seen in our lifetime. Most people who get COVID-19 come down with mild to...
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Feb 25, 20204 min read
Memory Lane: Life is Like a River
My mother helped me with a great many life lessons growing up. Some on purpose, some by accident - all from a place of love and as the...
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Feb 3, 20204 min read
The Reason for the Routines
Routine rigidity, as it is most commonly referred to, is something that everyone experiences to some degree. You may drive the same way...
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Jan 10, 20205 min read
What's in a Timer?
We are an Alexa household. We have no less than 4 of the Amazon Echo devices - count them - 4 - one in the living room, one in our...
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Dec 23, 20194 min read
The Blame Game
I have started exploring some of the local resources designed for adults with Autism. One very helpful group I have found is a "Women...
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