“The clock says four and five and seven,” Emma can be heard saying. There’s a rustling sound and then an audible sigh as she settles herself on the floor six inches away from the … more →
Emma's Hope Bookwrote 1 day ago: “The clock says four and five and seven,” Emma can be heard saying. There’s a rus … more →
wrote 4 days ago: Dum, dum de dum. Where do I start? Hello, my name is Hello Sailor, but you can call me Sailor. I was … more →
wrote 6 days ago: Knowing autism is the reason I hit myself somehow doesn’t make me feel any better about it, or … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Let’s just say, for the sake of this post, that we all agree genetics play a role in autism. … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: To all who reached out yesterday – Thank you. The feeling of being overwhelmed that I was ex … more →
wrote 2 months ago: A response to carlanee’s post about self-destructive behavior. It expands upon the basic conce … more →
wrote 4 months ago: We have made a gigantic discovery about Nate — both wonderful and frustrating at the same time … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Hi and welcome to “What Works Wednesdays” where we share a success story from one of our clinical ca … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Hi and welcome to “What Works Wednesdays” where we share a success story from one of our clinical ca … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Yesterday Emma came home from school with her forearm covered in bite marks. I sat down next to Emm … more →
wrote 9 months ago: My project: A intervention plan based on Piazza et al’s An Evaluation of the Effects of Matched Stim … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Again, we’re just sharing this information as a point of reference for our journey in the worl … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Emma’s entire system was crashing. “You have to ask Mommy! Mommy can I go on the roller … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Emma loved our day spent at Six Flags near Napa, California last week. Typically Emma can be counte … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Last night Emma arrived home in tears. It turns out she had swallowed a piece of peach flavored gum … more →
wrote 1 year ago: WARNING: This post contains graphic material regarding cutting. If cutting or self-harm is a trigger … more →
wrote 1 year ago: There is a steadily rising increase in the number of cutting incidents reported by schools and hospi … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The official date for Autism Awareness is April 2nd. I don’t need a date on the calendar to ma … more →
wrote 1 year ago: One of the most perplexing and frustrating questions my colleagues in medicine and surgery have for … more →