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How to be friends with a neurotypical
**Disclaimer: This is meant to be satire and is not meant for instruction or to give offense. As a woman on the autism spectrum who feels quite normal, it can be challenging navigating a world run by those who are supposed to be “normal” but who can also be difficult to get along with, despite being “neurotypical.” …
My Tween Has Mental Disabilities — How I’m Learning to Manage Puberty and Periods
Note: This is a version of something I originally wrote for my husband, who doesn’t know much about periods, so for this article, I assume my audience is a mix of men and women. My daughter Abbie (not her real name) is ten years old, with chopped brown hair and freckles sprinkled across her face.…
We Need to Talk About How Hard Summers Are
For most, the end of the school year and the beginning of summer break means freedom: slow mornings, popsicles, slip-n-slides, and late bedtimes. But for parents (like me) of kids with special needs, it also means the end of the predictability our kids rely on to regulate. They miss the structure and rhythm of the…
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