The Cocomelon Obsession
I’ll never forget the first time Aidan watched a YouTube Kids song on my mobile phone. His discovery of a digital world was simply dazzling to him! And it lit him up from the inside out. It was incredibly predictable and safe for him: The song was the same tune, every time. The cartoon played […]
The Bathtub
One of the most amazing things about Aidan is his laser focus. Since he was a very young boy, he’s had this incredible ability to give hours of his attention to something he loves. Whether it’s a game he loves, or a toy he’s obsessed with, or a cause and effect activity, a goal he […]
Invalidated
After a hard day or night, my mind can free-fall into dark gullies. I think about our hidden life, within this Secret Wold of Autism, and feel utterly alone. Sometimes it feels like we are in a parallel universe to everyone we know and care about. The roads, bridges and tunnels look the same, but […]