Happy Mother’s Day Mommies! The Top 10 Reasons Why My Boy’s Mom is the Best!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there, especially all of those entrusted with the special charge of caring for an autistic child. I am very thankful for my loving wife, partner in advocacy...
View ArticleAutism Waits On No Deployment! Part #1 (Care For The Stay at Home Parent)
You are deployed. Your spouse and kid(s) are at home. You certainly have your share of deployment stress with twice as many work hours, little sleep, not very many comforts of home, frequent attacks in...
View ArticleBeware the Intellect Behind the Shell!
I am reading a new book that looks at autism from a spiritual point of view. Faith is very important in my family, but I am always guarded when I read faith-based books. There is a lot of bad, damaging...
View ArticleHappy Father’s Day 2011!
Its one of the greatest charges and responsibilities of a man. Second only to being a loving husband. Men who are given children are given the opportunity to demonstrate true leadership, mentorship,...
View ArticleInformation Overload – More Information Does Not Mean More Informed!
I came across a neat article about how there is too much information on the Internet for parents to digest and because of this it creates increased worry and anxiety. You can link to and read the...
View ArticleTrue Little Reminder About Parenting an Exceptional Child
This a great reminder that hope for the special needs child largely rests on the shoulders of her parents. Special needs children are ‘exceptional’ and their gift only makes engaged parents even...
View ArticleArmy Values Applied to The Military Dad Living With Autism # 1 – Loyalty
You have to love the military and its use of acronyms. There is one for everything! As a matter of fact, the seven Army Values can even be easily remembered as an acrostic, where the beginning letter...
View ArticleArmy Values Applied to The Military Dad Living With Autism # 2 – Duty
In this second installment of applying the Army values to the man’s role in the family living with autism, we delve into the value of duty. Webster defines duty as obligatory tasks or functions that...
View ArticleArmy Values Applied to The Military Dad Living With Autism # 4 – Selfless...
This is a big one for me. It also one that I struggle with personally as a human. See, it’s not naturally in the human makeup to live a life in selfless service to others or a higher purpose. We tend...
View ArticleSocial Acceptance, Autism, Bullying and Your Kids
I’ve been reading quite a few articles about bullying, social acceptance, people skills, communication skills and for children of different ages on the spectrum. I am sure that my two older boys have...
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