Oct

3

Politicians and Autism

Posted by Little Miss Know it All

October 3, 2007 | 1 Comment

Yesterday was my son’s biannual checkup with his Behavioral Pediatrician. I spent the morning discussing autistic behaviors, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. I spent the afternoon researching anti-anxiety medications for children and possible nutritional supplements. Yesterday was a day filled with autism.
So today when I read in the local paper that questions […]

Jun

6

Surviving the Amusement Park

Posted by Little Miss Know it All

June 6, 2007 | 5 Comments

Its that time of year again…school vacation.  The time of year when all the little darlings are at  home again, happy to be free of school, and BORED TO TEARS.  Yes, its only 10 am on the first day of summer vacation and you are already pulling your hair out.  By the end of the […]

May

17

Recent Adventures in Autism

Posted by Little Miss Know it All

May 17, 2007 | 5 Comments

Around here, every day is an adventure.  Because our oldest son has Asperger’s Syndrome, a condition on the autism spectrum, we never know what each day holds before us.  Will it be a good day–meaning, will we have no meltdowns and only a few “fusses?”  Or will it be a bad day–one in which he […]