I’m going to start a little 5 minutes for special needs summer book club today, and I hope you’ll join me. I am reading a book right now that is OUR kind of book. Cowboy and Wills: A Remarkable Little Boy and the Puppy That Changes His Life by Monica Holloway has just been released…
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I'm a fifth generation Californian and live in the San Francisco Area with my husband and three sons. My oldest, Matthew, is autistic and I've been writing about my experience raising him from babyhood to young adulthood for about 4 years. I've read my stories on NPR and published them in magazines, newspapers and anthologies, including Voices of Autism. My book A Regular Guy: Growing up with Autism is available at Amazon.
Cowboy and Wills:A Remarkable Little Boy and the Puppy That Changes His Life
Written on June 25, 2010 by Laura
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Fathers
Today’s post is an excerpt from my book that highlights the fact that I have the best father in the whole world. THE INTERVIEW Matthew fussed in his infant seat while I struggled to put myself together. In the eight weeks since his birth, I polled my friends who had gone back to work after…
Teachers
Written on June 11, 2010 by Laura
This is the time of year that many of us stress out about teachers gifts. Guess what? What your child’s teacher would like the most (they might not even realize it until you give it to them) is a heart-felt thank you note, written the old fashioned way (on note paper-not in email form) along…
Setbacks
Written on June 4, 2010 by Laura
“Hey, Laura,” said Eric, Matthew’s primary care-giver at Camphill, California,”if it’s convenient for you, I might need a little vacation.” Since Eric is the second most patient person in the world (I’m number one) his request could only mean one thing. Matthew was having a setback that made him very hard to live with. Setbacks…
More 6 word memoirs from wise autism moms…
Autism, you’ve taught me a lot! ecstatic/miserable, affectionate/distant, needy/defiant Connect with your child (repeat indefinitely) That shirt is way to scratchy “It’s a little, you know, weird” “I have Autism, I can help.” Sleep? It is for other people. Child doesn’t sleep; mother loses mind. “No splashy my head wif water” “I’ll NEVER let you…
That trip to Idaho that got me on this whole “help Matthew find a girlfriend” campaign
Written on May 21, 2010 by Laura
A while back I told you that Matthew wanted to go to Spokane, Washington and Idaho. I never told you how the trip went. Here goes: As soon as our plane landed at the Spokane Airport, we picked up our rental car and started our journey, listening to Roy Orbison, the Beatles and Jimmy Buffett…
Facilitating friendships with the opposite sex-Step Two
Written on May 14, 2010 by Laura
When we left off last week, I was telling you how tired I was of telling Matthew that he will meet a nice girl “someday.” I developed a three step plan to help him. I’m aware that I will need to add many more steps along the way, but I thought it was best to…
Facilitating friendships with the opposite sex-Step One
Written on May 7, 2010 by Laura
I’ve grown tired of telling Matthew that he’ll meet a nice girl someday. I’ve decided to help him, and started by asking myself three questions: 1) What is the biggest obstacle that prevents Matthew from meeting girls? 2)What is the best way to help him with his socially awkward behavior so that he doesn’t scare…
Mother of Quadruplets, one with autism, tells her story.
Written on April 23, 2010 by Laura
I have made some of the greatest friends because of Matthew, and I have learned a lot from them. Robin Hausman Morris is one of those friends and she has a most unusual perspective, so unusual that I’ve been trying to convince her to write a book. Robin started her career as an actress in…
Lucky
Written on April 16, 2010 by Laura
Today’s post is from my friend Claire LaZebnik co-author, with Dr. Lynn Kern Koegel, of Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies and Hope That Can Transform a Child’s Life, and Growing Up on the Spectrum: A Guide to Life, Love, and Learning for Teens and Young Adults with Autism and Asperger’s. I’d be the first…
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