Busy? Try spending an evening sitting in a closet with your back to the door trying to hold it shut while your child kicks it in.

Earlier this year, Steuernagel was found beaten in her home and died of her injuries. Her son has been charged in her murder.

Father and son are washed out to sea, the kid is autistic. They drift apart in the water. Father is found first and thinks his son is dead.

Not so fast.

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Got N. to daycamp. It seems the storm kept a lot of the kids away today. Not sure if it was the storm itself that messed with them or the change in humidity. With N., the humidity level definitely effects him. When it drops rapidly, his energy level soars.

Wonder what time he'll crash today?

A very happy birthday to anoisblueListened to Yaz during today's ( Read more... )

Very moving documentary about the mother of an autistic child who forms a group called The Miracle Project and has a group of autistic children perform a musical. We see this formed through the lives of five of the children, all of whom fall within the autistic spectrum. Their stories are inspiring and heartbreaking. All of these children have ( Read more... )

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i was listening to hillary's victory speech last night. she mentioned fighting autism, along with a lengthy list of other conditions. the first time i heard the word come from the mouth of any candidate this election season.

This is a public service ad the Arsenal Gunners Football Club did for the Treehouse, a school for autistic children in England.

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it is nice out there. got a bit of raking done. n. came out with me. nope, didn't help but walked and ran around the yard. after i finished raking we played ball. i threw it. he chased it down and brought it back to me. he's there. he's a sweet boy and lots of fun ( Read more... )

Thirteen year old autistic boy murdered by caregivers.

Reading through an book on autism called Unstrange Minds. The author does a good job in examining the history of the autism diagnosis and does a solid job in explaining why he thinks there is no autism epidemic. It's rather fair and eye opening. Grinker also explores how autism is reported and diagnosed in other countries and cultures. It's a book ( Read more... )

he's been up since three. he went to sleep at eleven. tried to get him back to sleep for an hour and a half.