Autism

I learned how to play chess as a little girl. At that time, it took all I had to think a step or two ahead and remember how all the pieces moved. As I got better at the game, I learned how to think quite a few ...

Bowling. When our family first tried it a few years ago, I was hesitant. Peter is so unsure of loud noises and bowling alleys felt like a landmine with every strike serving as another explosion to his senses. Why ...

The New Year always brings a chance to look back and forward. As 2011 passes, I find myself looking ahead a great deal. At the end of this school year my children will all make changes. Charlotte will head to ...

As we entered the auditorium for a fifth grade orchestra performance a few years ago, Peter pointed to the instruments and told Bill, “I can hear all the instruments, ALL the instruments.”

With PDD-NOS, ...

We attended a dinner that celebrated young thespians in Westchester County recently. The Random Farms Gala included dinner, dancing, a short show and award presentations. For Peter, that meant loud music, times ...

We all marveled when Peter took to skiing without blinking an eye this past winter, so I am not sure why I was surprised when he began riding a friend’s scooter with relative ease.

This fall, all three of ...

NBC’s “Parenthood” has started its new season, and this one is truly striking a chord with me. One of the characters, Max, has Asperger’s Syndrome, an autistic spectrum disorder. Some friends have asked me how ...

Peter found a CD buried in the car from Playhouse Disney. When my three were little, they listened to that music whenever we were in the car. Peter was barely verbal until he was 4-and-a-half, but he obviously ...

One of my biggest worries as Peter starts a new school year is how will he deal with the social minefields. All children struggle from time to time, but children with autistic spectrum disorders start steps ...