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Autism Vox

May 11th, 2008

Parenting Isn’t Easy, Period—and I’m Very Glad to Be a Mother

First, Happy Mother’s Day to every mother reading this and many more (my own included, of course)!
An essay by Robert Hughes in today’s Chicago Tribune is entitled What Autism Means to a Father and much of what he says strikes home with me as a parent. Hughes captures how a parent feels as he or […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 46 comments

February 10th, 2008

Who’s America’s Favorite Mom?

Is this American’s favorite mom? asks the Gainesville Times about Donna Aldridge, who has an autistic son, Ryan, and a speech-delayed daughter, Julie, and whose husband nominated her for NBC’s America’s Favorite Mom, with the winner to be announced on May 11 (which is, surprise surprise, Mother’s Day). I have to say, I know many […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 8 comments