for our son? Turns out, it may not necessarily be his mother or myself. Quite frankly, it may not be the team of psychiatrists or other professionals associated with his case. It for sure doesn’t seem to be the psychiatric residential treatment center where he is a resident, or the school where he is in…
Tag: autism
Auditory Stimming
As a father of a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, I am well aware of the intricacies and quirks that a child on the Spectrum can display. Anyone who has watched the movie Rainman has seen stimming. Raymond exhibited it in a number of ways. When he was uncomfortable, he would recite the Abbott…
Can a marriage survive a special needs child?
How about a family that has more than one child with special needs? While I can’t speak for every family, I would say that a marriage can survive, but… always a but.. There has to be communication. What follows is my 10 point list for marriage with special needs kids in the family. Communication Private…