Politics.

As a US citizen currently living in Canada, I’ve watched this years’ presidential campaign back home very closely. I’ve also started learning more about the electoral process here in Canada, thanks in part to helping my boys with their schoolwork! I made a promise to my mother-in-law that I would never make my blog about [...]

What makes a good teacher?

After an anxious summer, I wasn’t sure how this school year would play out for my kids. One was starting high school and two would have new aides, new teachers and new classmates. For most parents of kids with autism, the start of a school year is a really stressful time, beyond just buying school [...]

It Does Get Better. . .

One of the interesting things about writing a blog is that you can see certain statistics, like the words people type into search engines to find you. I plan on using these searches as topics for future posts because it’s clear that people need information. And I remember all too well what it felt like [...]

What could YOU do with $20 million of autism funding?

I recently wrote about a group here in BC that is planning to open an “all-in-one” center for treatment of autism spectrum disorders. It would be the first of its kind in BC and one of only a few such centers in North America. Soon after that meeting, I heard about a separate government initiative [...]

Back to School. . .

School started back in full swing for my boys on Wednesday and I’m greeting the new year with a mixture of hope and sadness. Hope that they will make friends, make progress, learn and grow. Sadness that their summer, despite my best efforts, was full of anxiety for the new year. John, who is less [...]