The New York Times just did this incredible story about families who thought they'd never get to travel with their autistic children...but now they can. For example, one mom just took her kids on a three-day cruise called Autism on the Seas.At boarding, the 11 families who had booked the Autism on the Seas package through …[more]

You are sitting around the pool or on the beach and just want to deepen the escape, the relaxation, and out pops a couple of books about breast cancer. I know you are saying “What**!#@#*^???”  “Where is my best seller? “Where is my Book Club Book?” Where is my Trashy Novel?” Sit …[more]

"My" ADHD story actually started when my son was diagnosed in 2003. On his last day of kindergarten we moved from WV (where he had been born and raised) to Greensboro, NC. He had struggled the entire year. He had virtually no attention span. He could not stay 'on task' for more than a couple of minutes. Sitting still and quiet was a ph…[more]

The next three weeks after my first chemo treatment certainly weren’t great, but they were bearable. The first week I encountered serious side effects including constant nausea and throwing up, stomach pains, diarrhea and dehydration. Not to mention I had lost my appetite. I have never had a problem eating. In fact it’s one…[more]

Reading input from this and other sites has been an eye opening experience for me.  When my son was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, for a little while it really felt like the end of the world.  Had a huge moment of complete self pity, that it was a life sentence for both of us. He would be living at home with me until he died, neither of …[more]