Opinion

When it comes to the autistic spectrum, everything can be heightened, especially fear. As a mom who has observed for years, my best guess is that fear is connected to the sensory bombardment that comes with what ...

Until now, I've mostly tried to use my talent for good, not evil. But with three growing kids who eat more with each passing month and college essay season upon us, I might have to take a walk on the dark side -- ...

As a vocational food writer, it goes without saying that what my family eats is of great importance to me. My young daughter has been eating everything from asparagus to grilled salmon since she was in a ...

When it comes to school and excuses for not going, Peter is in the normal range rather than delayed by his PDD-NOS. I was a bit surprised, though, when at the end of only the first week, he was already looking ...

I walked my youngest to this bus stop this week on the first day of school. Poor kids. They were moving slow, with slumped shoulders, like they were headed to the guillotine. Poor parents, too. With kids so sad, ...

One of my biggest worries as Peter starts a new school year is how will he deal with the social minefields. All children struggle from time to time, but children with autistic spectrum disorders start steps ...

Hand on a bible: I have no personal ax to grind and am not, despite appearances, trying to stammer my way out of a ticket here. I got one, fair and square, and will pay the 20 bucks (double if I'm late) with a ...

When a 17-year-old boy with Asperger’s Syndrome was reported as missing, I felt an immediate kinship to the story. All parents worry about their children, but those with a child that has an autistic spectrum ...