http://myquirkykid.com Adventures in Autism Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:41:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you found this post, chances are you are concerned about your own child or a loved one and some of the behaviors this child has been exhibiting.  Could it be autism? Several years ago I also turned to the Internet to try to find answers—a definitive and resounding NO or ... http://myquirkykid.com/2009/04/04/autism-symptoms-checklist/ I had technical difficulties with WordPress and had to reinstall and manually re-include my previous posts--including this one.  (Which is why my July 4 post is dated April 4 2009!)  At any rate, the following post was originally published in April 2008--April is Autism Awareness Month!  Hope you enjoy my ... http://myquirkykid.com/2009/04/04/autism-and-our-new-vocabulary/ I find myself saying the oddest things to my autistic son. Surprisingly, during the course of a “normal” day, these phrases don’t seem unusual at all. But if I think back to the time I was pregnant with my first child, I could never have imagined someday saying the following ... http://myquirkykid.com/2009/04/04/11-things-i-never-thought-id-say-to-my-child/ I hate the 4th of July. Of course, it didn’t start out that way. Growing up, I loved the 4th of July—it was right up there with Halloween as one of the “fun” holidays. It was a chance to see friends that you didn’t get to see in the summer, ... http://myquirkykid.com/2009/04/04/the-4th-of-july-with-autism/ Every parent dreams about the first time their child will walk, talk, say “Mommy”, “Daddy”, and “I love you”. Unfortunately, some parents must wait years to hear those words. And when they do come, long after their peers, nothing has ever sounded as sweet. My name is Karen and I ... http://myquirkykid.com/2009/04/04/parenting-and-autism-youre-not-alone/ Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! http://myquirkykid.com/2009/04/04/hello-world/