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Trenton’s parents of special needs children struggle to ensure their children are properly taken care of at school (via NJ.com)
TRENTON — Riickeema Potter’s 3-year-old son, Mahkeen Wisseh, speaks only a few words. His vocabulary is slowly growing, but not as fast as it ought to be, Potter says. Diagnosed with severe autism when he was 18 months old, Mahkeen was supposed to…
Permanent link to this article: http://www.lostandtired.com/2013/11/09/trentons-parents-of-special-needs-children-struggle-to-ensure-their-children-are-properly-taken-care-of-at-school/
Looking away: earliest signs of autism observed (via AFP)
Scientists said Wednesday they may have found the earliest signs yet of autism in infants — babies as young as two months starting to evade other people’s eyes. Eye-evasion has long been regarded as a hallmark of autism, but its potential value as…
Permanent link to this article: http://www.lostandtired.com/2013/11/08/looking-away-earliest-signs-of-autism-observed/
Permanent link to this article: http://www.lostandtired.com/2013/10/04/three-year-old-saves-mothers-life-so-very-cool/
Daryl Hannah Has Autism (via NewsLook)
Video News by NewsLook Daryl Hannah was diagnosed with autism as a child.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.lostandtired.com/2013/09/29/daryl-hannah-has-autism/
Confession of a Special Needs Mom: Do you know what it’s like? (via http://mylifebeyondlabels.com)
While in the Emergency Department with Rob and Gavin last week I had the chance to speak with one of Gavin’s treating physicians while Gavin was having his MRI. Without meaning to, I stunned him into an uncomfortable silence. I don’t think his years…
Permanent link to this article: http://www.lostandtired.com/2013/09/19/confession-of-a-special-needs-mom-do-you-know-what-its-like/
And so it begins: The Great Cell Phone Debate (via http://mylifebeyondlabels.com)
Elliott Richard came to Rob and I the other day (after a whopping whole 2-3 days of school) and announced that, “Mom, Dad, I need a cell phone. ALL of my friends have them. Why can’t I?” And there we are. He’s 7 and a 1/2 years-old and suddenly…
Permanent link to this article: http://www.lostandtired.com/2013/09/18/and-so-it-begins-the-great-cell-phone-debate/
Rob Gorski is a husband and father of 3 boys on the Autism Spectrum. Gorski began his writing career in June of 2010 with his multiple award winning blog Lost and Tired: Confessions of an Autism Dad. Recently cited as the 3rd most influential Autism Blogger on the internet by Dr. Oz’s Sharecare website, where he is an expert on Autism.
His mission is to create dialogue, spread Autism Awareness, educate the public on how technology can benefit a special needs family and do so in ways that society can relate to and understand.
Gorski advocates for special needs families and those on the Autism Spectrum, both young and old.
Three-Year-Old Saves Mother’s Life (via Fox News Channel)
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