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Dating

Posted on September 16, 2013 by AshleyC

I’m not sure how to handle this. These days, when a 15-year-old boy gets a call from a girl who wants to go out with him, it’s not considered unusual. But my son is not a usual 15-year-old boy. This… Continue Reading →

Parents ADHD, Autism, Friends, Parenting, Relationships, School, Social Skills
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Siblings: We shouldn’t compare, but …

Posted on November 7, 2012 by AshleyC

It’s so hard not to compare siblings when the evidence is all around. I’ve posted about Dylan here. Well, he has an older brother. Today, I got messages about my two boys: From the dean at Dylan’s school, a request… Continue Reading →

Parents Behavior, Friends, Parenting, School, Siblings
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Appreciating school personnel

Posted on June 12, 2012 by AshleyC

Another school year come and gone. This time, Dylan has been promoted from middle school and will be entering high school in the fall! We hear so many horror stories about middle school, and Dylan’s experience certainly wasn’t perfect. He struggled,… Continue Reading →

Parents Education, Letters, School
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Rage attacks can be a challenge

Posted on April 23, 2012 by AshleyC

“Get me nice parents now! I’ve had enough of you two! Play a game with me or leave the house! Go die in a hole! I don’t want you to live here anymore!” My crime that unleashed this tirade from… Continue Reading →

Parents Anger
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Bar Mitzvah provided needed moments of happiness

Posted on February 16, 2012 by AshleyC

So many times we write when something is going wrong. Then there are those wonderful times when everything goes right! I have tears of joy in my eyes remembering my son’s Bar Mitzvah a few weeks ago. Words cannot describe… Continue Reading →

Parents Hope, Tics
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Rejected: Shadowing at private schools

Posted on December 19, 2011 by AshleyC

Dylan was scheduled for a shadow day the other day at a school that specializes in kids whose learning disabilities or other challenges make typical school settings a problem for them but whose disabilities aren’t severe enough to warrant placement… Continue Reading →

Parents School, Shadowing, Social Skills, Stigma, Tics
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Complex set of tics making Dylan’s life much more difficult

Posted on November 23, 2011 by AshleyC

If you ask him, “How are the tics? Are they bothering you?” he will shrug and say, “I don’t know,” but that’s not quite true. He’s 13 – the tics are intense and he can be driven to tears at… Continue Reading →

Parents ADHD, Asperger's, Autism, OCD, Stuttering, Tics

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