We Go With Him

"Paradox" could almost be a synonym for living with autism, or for life in Autismland. Autism Paradox #1. What is stim-play and what is real,... Read more →

Something has been happening to Charlie's face. "The peaceful look, open and soft and young, I remember suffusing his face as a baby" which he... Read more →

Charlie likes to eat snow. We went on two good walks today, one in the early morning when the snow was fresh and fluffy, one... Read more →

When you live in Autismland, certain words take on a lot of meaning. Take appropriate, as in "is he playing appropriately with that plastic barn... Read more →

My mother-in-law was not feeling well enough to attend Thanksgiving so we stopped by her house after the holiday meal. Aside from one (or two)... Read more →

The computer is often cited as a metaphor for how the autistic mind works. Temple Grandin notes that her mind works according to the same... Read more →