Rebroadcast from Haydn's World, where we subscribe to the philosophy:

"The autism spectrum is entirely too serious to take seriously."

It's Thursday night and it's time to take a little trip out to the mall to buy some warmer clothes for Haydn. We walk into The Children's Place and Haydn immediately needs to use the potty. Amanda (Mommy) starts looking for clothes while we go check out the bathroom. He goes into the stall alone, comes…

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Re-broadcasted from "Haydn's World"

Where we subscribe to the philosophy: 'The autism spectrum is entirely too serious to be taken seriously.'

Welcome to Haydn's World...

 My son is way too cute to be my kid.

My wife says she sees me in him, but I only see Daddy when he is about to get into trouble. He gives me a…

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Operation Mallrat

Re-broadcast from "Haydn's World"

(Wednesday, October 20,…

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Hi Everyone,



I am new to GRASP. In fact, I am new to Asperger's and autism spectrum disorders. The evidence has been piling up that I may discover that I have lived 56 years of my life "on the spectrum." I live in Central Virginia, where I work as a counselor. My mom died a year and I half ago in May. I wish she could know what I am now finding out and that she did the very best she could. I love photography and am active on Instagram.



I would love to meet late-diagnosed… Continue

My daughter is 18 and has recently graduated high school. She has always wanted to go to college and so her high school years were focused on a low stress college prep program (called Career/College Prep). Over the summer she took one course that was focused on success in college and although there were some homework headaches she ended the course with an A. She signed up for 4 courses - 2 of which were developmental courses, 1 in German which she had 3 semesters of in High School, and 1 in…

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Winter has been late in coming this year. The trees are bare, and the days are short and dark yet unseasonably warm. The lakes are not covered in ice, and snow is slow in coming.

 

Thanksgiving is past, and everyone is looking ahead to the Christmas season, with decorations, carols, shopping, parties and cookies. This time of year can be difficult for many on the spectrum, because of the disruption of normal routines for holiday ones, and more time spent in the socially…

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