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Autism & I: Mother kills her autistic child

It is indeed a sad, twisted world we live in, when a mother can wrap her hands around the neck of  her autistic child and kill him.  Of course, the same applies to any child, autistic or not. On the Daily Mail website yesterday, there was yet another story of such an incident.  Click here [...]

May 10, 2011   Posted in: In the news, Main, Photos  No Comments

Autism & I: An iPad for communication

Jake has been in a very cheerful and giggly mood today, which is strange considering he did his first pee around 4pm!  That surely can’t be good for him and we’re very worried that he’ll cause himself another infection.  But we just don’t know firstly why he holds it and secondly how we can stop [...]

May 9, 2011   Posted in: Communication, Main, Photos, Toilet Training  No Comments

Autism & I: Jake’s new bike

Over the weekend, we got Jake a new bike. Unfortunately, it’s rained since then so the poor kid hasn’t had a chance to try it out. Hopefully, by the weekend, the sun will shine and so will Jake as he rides off into the sunset. Well, not without us, of course. And that’s the funny [...]

May 4, 2011   Posted in: Entertainment, Main  No Comments

Autism & I: Video of Jake at 27 months

This video cracks me up every time I see it. At 27 months of age, Jake could finally climb up into his crib. He found the most creative way he could and, as you’ll see, he was pretty pleased with himself for doing it.

May 3, 2011   Posted in: Entertainment, Main, Video  No Comments

Autism & I: Video of Jake at 21 months

In this video, Jake is 21 months old.  It’s interesting – in a not-so-good way – to look back now at him at that age babbling away to himself and to know that his range of sounds hasn’t grown much in 5 years. When I visited him at his school today, he ran towards me [...]

May 3, 2011   Posted in: Communication, Main, Video  No Comments

Autism & I: A decent weekend

My family lives about an hour away.  So when we get invited to birthday parties or Thanksgiving dinners, we are in for a little travel to get there.  Obviously, an hour isn’t the end of the world but we still need to pack the car like we’re going away for a week. We have a [...]

May 2, 2011   Posted in: Food, Main  No Comments

Autism & I: What if Mummy gets sick?

I live my life with an autistic 7-year old and a neuro-typical 4-year old, dreading the day that I might get sick or injured.  It’s true, I have a husband, who is a loving father to our children, but let’s face it, taking care of these two children (Jake, especially) is a job best shared [...]

April 27, 2011   Posted in: Illness, Main  One Comment

Autism & I: Riding a Bike

Our exciting news this weekend is that Jakey is learning to ride a bike.  We knew that his EA at school, Nancy, was teaching him, but we had yet to witness his new capabilities. Last year, I could not get him to keep his feet on the pedals.  I’d get one of his feet up [...]

April 25, 2011   Posted in: Entertainment, Main, School  No Comments

Autism & I: Food Rules

Good Friday, huh?  Well, so far, it’s been OK.  Jake woke up cheerful and has been mostly cheerful since then.  Our biggest issue is that he keeps opening the fridge and having a look inside.  Then, hungry or not, he grabs the sandwich meat, the cheese or a fruit cup (you know, apple sauce in a [...]

April 22, 2011  Tags:   Posted in: Food, Main, School  No Comments

Autism & I: I had a bad dream

Over the last three days, my throat has become more and more painful. Swallowing was difficult. Yawning was even worse. Ouch! I put up with it for two days but when I woke yesterday morning, having had the worst night of sleep I can remember, I just knew that I had to get things sorted. [...]

April 21, 2011   Posted in: Illness, Main  No Comments