That's the response I'd give to people who give me unsolicited advice about my kid. Re: http://highlandpark.patch.com/articles/bad-parenting (of course, Yuji would be more polite than I'd be....)

How many of the people working in the "system" (special ed, regional center, legal/advocate) appear so hard and bitter and angry and jaded. How some of the people who are supposed to be working with you or for you, are as hard on you as the people who are putting up...

Supports the saying, When you've met one child with autism, you've met one child with autism! "This plot demonstrates the dramatic differences that parents of children with Autism Spectrum disorders face relative to parents of Typically Developed children. Unfortunately...

Yet we don't hear about it in the popular media. Special needs kids don't have a voice (sometimes literally: some may be non-verbal) and apparently they don't have a voice in the media, either. Click here to download: 122526.pdf (485 KB...

One thing is clear: advocacy is a business that is booming, and this is more telling of the ills of special education than a positive sign of birth of a "novel" industry. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/os-florida-special-education-advocacy-20111225...

I've found that physical activity helps my child focus better on demanding tasks (like right before an hour long speech therapy session!) and I know that being physically active benefits my kid. Here's a systematic review of studies that suggest physical activity benefits...

http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Quebec+failing+families+with+autistic+c... I thought we have it bad in California -- at least we can get a diagnosis much sooner for our children with autism! (Now, what we have to do to fight for ABA treatment coverage once we get...