Blog posts On Healing It’s not like the movies. There isn’t a climactic “Ah-ha” moment where everybody cheers. The scene doesn’t fade to black Rigged -Discipline your child-- you're a bully. -Let him cry-- you're disconnected and insensitive. -Comfort him-- you're spoiling him. -Negotiate with What I've Learned (so far) On This Autism Parenting Roller Coaster 12 years on this ride. Here's what I've learned so far: 1) You're never as good as your best day You Want Answers? You want answers?You want answers?You can't handle the truth!Son, we live in a world that has ignorance and that ignorance Chapter I: "Hustle" Ball one (high and outside)."Hey Dad, can I have some peanuts?""Sure, kiddo. The next time the guy comes by, flag "Caught" Dear nice mom,You caught me. I wasn't staring, but my eyes lingered on your son a little too long and The Code I just quietly watched him from afar. He didn't know I was watching. He was sitting at his desk quietly, "A Thinly-Veiled Metaphor" I like to race in triathlons. I completely suck at it. I am barely average. It's the worst torture I "Weirdos" Growing up, I was a clean-cut, straight-laced mamma's boy. Growing up, I played sports and collected GI Joe's and listened Paradoxes: When Good Things Bite They don't teach you this stuff in school. In fact, most of it completely contradicts everything you were taught. They "Should" There is one word that beats me down on a regular basis. It's not a noun or a verb. I Genghis Khan My son just wanted to go in the hot tub. The sign said "adults only". The attentive hotel employee (let's Fatherhood When he was 10, he used to lay under the covers with his dad in the pitch darkness, shivering from Chapter III: "Coincidence" Coincidence: a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection."Come on, man. There has to be a reasonable Choices I choose to stay positive. I choose to embrace the tiny victories.I choose to keep it real.I choose honesty.I choose Whatever It Takes I just don’t know. Sometimes I feel like I spend my days putting band aids on my own emotional issues Decisions... I ask you to indulge me for a minute as I drift off topic briefly. I have to write about Chapter II: "It's Just A Dream" Fifteen seconds. He feels so good for fifteen seconds. He opens his eyes, blinks three times, takes a deep breath The Monster He's hideous. He has bad breath and yellow fangs. He has a rotten stench and the diabolic power of reaching My Advice for the Autism Wife 1. We are supposed to fix things. Yes, it's irrational. But the road to accepting there are things we can't Bitter Sweet Halloweens When he was three he wanted no part of a costume and he wouldn't leave the house. When he was Picking My Battles I have this Autism Parenting gig boiled down to three basic concepts:1) Pick your battles.2) Trust your gut.3) Screw Dr. We'll Get To That Other Stuff Later I vividly remember arguing with our first ABA therapist in the middle of our living room. It was 7 years The Butterfly We were at the beach. My wife and I were standing ankle-deep in the water watching Eric having a ball Open Letter to an Idol Dear Sir,I'm not one to write to celebrities, but I think it's time I reached out to you. Conventional wisdom What Treatments Have You Tried? The most common questions I get asked about my son revolve around the treatments and therapies we have tried and Lessons Aren't Always Obvious So, I didn't get to complete the full 100 mile ride today. Since this is about teaching my son lessons, My Advice For The Autism Husband 1. Admit to her that you're afraid. You don't have to pretend to be Superman. She ain't buying the act Just Chill Out Right now, somewhere out there a Mom or Dad is desperately trying to redirect their ASD child from a burdensome The Almost Locked-Up Series: Part 1: Busch Gardens I'm kind of an emotional guy. When it comes to defending and protecting my son, I am finding that I « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next » Share this:FacebookTwitterPrintRedditTumblrPinterestEmailLinkedInPocket
