When my son Finn wants to go to the pool he will point at a swimsuit. It doesn’t have to be his swimsuit. It could be mine, or his sister’s, or even a just beach towel left by the door. Without the benefit of language typical of boys his age — 14 going on 15 — Finn still makes his wants known. And he wants to go swimming.
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The New York Times: A Singer Lends Her Voice to a Conversation About Autism
Allison Moorer opens her new memoir, “I Dream He Talks to Me,” with a letter to her nonverbal autistic son, John Henry. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter writes, “I wasn’t sure how you would feel about me telling people these things about us, so I wrote every word here imagining you were reading each one over my shoulder.”
Read MoreThe New York Times: When Turning 13 Is Not the Typical Rite of Passage
For my son, each birthday has been accompanied by complicated feelings, a reminder of the milestones he has not met and may never meet.
Read MoreThe Washington Post: Mother’s Day, from a distance
The computer is open and there is Finn, sitting in a long-sleeve blue top and shorts. His shirt glows Yves Klein blue through the screen of Skype. We wave. We sing to him. But Finn is more detached during this call, I notice, more apt to look out the window.
Read MoreCurbed: An accessible neighborhood needs parks
For many families like mine—with members who are on the spectrum or have other sensory or mental disorders—parks and playgrounds are vitally important
Read MoreThe Boston Globe: An open letter to our local diner: Thank you for welcoming our autistic son
Since moving to West Cambridge almost five years ago, we’ve been coming to your diner about once every week or two, but I never explained exactly what these outings mean for my family, and it is time that I do.
Read More“Keep the Change” is a Revolutionary Love Story
Rachel Israel has done something I’ve never seen before on film. In her award-winning short, “Keep the Change”, she’s made a feature centering on the romance between two people on the autism spectrum, starring actors on the spectrum.
Read MoreSalon: All special-needs parents know
A mother is suing after she and her daughter are kicked off their flight home. It could have just as easily been me.
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