Autism and drowning — be careful!


Posted by Beth Finke on October 2nd, 2008

After publishing the Father says son’s autism helped save his lifepost last month, I came across another post on the subject — it was on autismparents.net. That post, called Does water rescue downplay autism drowning risks?, has haunted me a bit ever since.

I would hate for any caregiver let their guard down by reading that “children …Read More » »

Father says son’s autism helped save his life


Posted by Beth Finke on September 15th, 2008

The tendency to always see a disability as a negative can really get to me sometimes. “Wow, you’re blind. It must be hard to get around!” Instead of, “Wow, you’re blind. You must be good with directions!”

Ask about a kid with autism, and you’ll hear, “He has such weird behaviors — he does the same thing over and over and …Read More » »