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Autism Vox

August 17th, 2008

A Safe Space

We tried a new Mexican restaurant Saturday night. Charlie was initially game to try the rice and beans and licked up some guacamole, then put his hands over his ears (classic rock soundtrack playing) and moaned. I finished up my burrito and took him back to the black car, which is so much a […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 2 comments

March 13th, 2008

Special Diet, Charlie Style

There was a time (mercifully brief) when Charlie would only eat chocolate chip cookies. This was back in the spring of 1999: We had just taken him (permanently, though we did not yet know it) out of daycare, where he was known to “carbo load” on biscuits, pancakes, and the like. We were living in […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 19 comments