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What NOT to say… http://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-things-not-to-say-to-parents-of-children-with-autism-2012-04-04

An recent opinion piece on how communities try to deal with bullying and teen suicide: http://www.danagoldstein.net/dana_goldstein/2012/04/on-bullying-teen-suicide-and-the-rush-to-ascribe-blame-often-to-schools.html

The plate spinner I remember once seeing a rerun of The Ed Sullivan Show with this guy who would spin plates. It was amazing to watch. He’d set up these poles and somehow balance a dinner plate on top of each pole by spinning the plate. He’d set up one after another. The trick was […]

Some thoughts on dealing with siblings: Try to avoid comparisons between siblings.   * * * * Try to give each sibling a separate space to have his or her own things that are not shared.   * * * * Try to avoid labeling. If you tag a teen as ‘the good one,’ ‘the […]

This article looks at research on kids with autism learning to drive: http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/when-are-autistic-teens-ready-to-drive