Handling Autism

As my mother's dementia gets worse, I have realized the importance of keeping a record of our family history. My own memory may not do t...

 It is now August 17, 2025. It has been years since I wrote about my mother's past. The failure to continue with the process is truly re...

      Lea's diagnosis of autism was made when she was 5 years old. Compared to when most of the other parents knew that there was an iss...

    One of the symptoms of Lea's autism was a delay in language. She was alway echolalic, which, in her case, means that she easily memo...

 My life has been intertwined with my daughter's life. Such is the case with any parent, but more so with a parent whose child has speci...

   The title of this article sure makes retirement sound ominous. I, honestly, thought it would be. For me, the "end of an era" w...

   Los Angeles, California was the site of our latest reunion. This was a reunion of high school classmates. Our high school days were spen...