Autism Unexpected Archive: December 2009


  • Repetition

    Jean doesn't care if her autistic son flaps his hands, hops up and down eighty times a minute, or obsessively repeats the script to his favorite TV show over and over, but enough with the burping already. Published December 28 2009

  • Autistic Doesn't Mean Unhealthy

    A twitter message has our Autism Unexpected mom wondering why certain people consider autism to be a sickness. Published December 22 2009

  • An Autistic Outing

    A trip to a model train exhibit brings out Jack's autistic behaviors—for good and bad. Published December 19 2009

  • Devastating?

    For Jack and his mom, autism isn't an end, but a beginning. Published December 15 2009

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Jean Winegardner

Jean Winegardner

When Jean had her first child in 2001, "autism" was about the scariest word she could think of. Six years later when her second child was diagnosed with PDD-NOS, a form of autism, she was just happy to have a ...

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