Late May is school awards season here in Southern California, so Monday found me sitting in my son’s school auditorium.  The highest honor at his middle school is an award called the Head of Schools. It is given every year and the student’s identity is not revealed until their name is announced at the ceremony. ... Continue Reading →

Most of my pals reminisce fondly about that time in their life when they were wishing for a baby – planning for their little bundle of joy, the ecstasy when they first heard the words “pregnant,” the total awe when they met their child for the first time.  The miracle of birth is something so... Continue Reading →

As the 2011 autism awareness month came to a close – a major TV series took center stage. The PBS Autism Now series has been a wonderful and monumental effort on the state of autism.  It is a raw, real and insightful look into the autism epidemic.  The series portrays many current views into the... Continue Reading →