Autism and Independence: Support for Adults on the Spectrum Navigating Responsibilities For autistic adults who are intellectually capable and often perceived as “neurotypical,” the challenges of managing adult responsibilities can feel overwhelming. Many individuals experience difficulties not due to a lack of capability, but because they simply don’t know what questions to ask or what […]
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PANS, PANDAS and Encephalitis at School
IEPs, 504’s and education law can be complicated and confusing, but for parents of unconventional learners knowing how these IDEA laws work can be life-saving.
Suspended From School
We had actually known for several weeks that B was unraveling. The medication we had done so well on had to be stopped, suspected of causing tremors in his arms and hands, so stepping down over a period of 12 weeks created some new challenges while causing some old issues to reappear. Specifically cognition, executive functioning, and decision making.
Mental Health in America
MENTAL HEALTH in America (and probably the rest of the world… my perspective) This week another mass shooting in a school by a child (almost adult) whose story is not yet fully known but already presumed mentally ill. The “he was different” conversations and the words “adoption, and fetal alcohol syndrome” have already been bounced […]
Never ending ….
I rarely post anymore (and not just because it is so depressing), but also because I am working 40+ hours a week and have a family who demands 110% of my time, so no, the ability to sit and think for the time it takes to write a post is almost nonexistent. I am up and […]