Emma, like many children diagnosed with autism, has a difficult time applying something she's learned in different situations and settings.
Ralph James Savarese | Posted 11.17.2011
My son, DJ, recently used this passage by Frederick Douglas as an epigraph for his college admission essay on his predicament as a nonspeaking person with autism.
Ariane Zurcher | Posted 05.25.2011
When I look at Emma's brain scans and see the lack of symmetry, the bright colors, which should be dark, like a strange Rorschach test gone wildly awry, I try to detect patterns. I try to make sense of what I'm seeing, but cannot.
Elaine Hall | Posted 11.17.2011
If you decide to go somewhere you've never been with your child, or try new activities together, make the effort to really prepare (weeks before you take your trip, if possible).
Ariane Zurcher | Posted 09.23.2011