Stories

My daughter was diagnosed when she was almost 3. Through our own challenges I struggled with how people viewed her. There was many comments from family, teachers, etc. saying “she [...]

When I lived in China, I became intimately aware of what it was like to feel isolated. It’s not that I was alone, in fact, I had about 18 million people surrounding me. Regardless of the [...]

In the weeks leading up to April 2, 2013, I thought long and hard about the idea of having “the talk” with my son, Lucius.  I wondered how he was going to feel when I explained autism to him.  I [...]

A father and his daughter got on the subway yesterday. She was young and in pigtails and she had autism. He held her tiny backpack between his knees as he fished his phone out for her. As he [...]

Thankfully “Odin’s Story” went viral and social media gave a real problem the attention it deserves! For those who aren’t aware, Odin Camus is a 13 year old boy from Peterborough who has [...]

Mon mari et moi sommes choyés d’avoir trois belles filles dont nous sommes très fiers. Nous vivons au Nord de l’Ontario et depuis que ma fille, Mélanie, est très jeune, nous savions qu’elle était [...]

When I met my wife Anne 26 years ago, it was an occasion that really should not have led to us being together all these years. I am 6 years older than she, I liked to partake in activities with [...]

April 2nd 2015 is World Autism Day. To commemorate this day you’ll see many buildings and structures around the world lit up in blue, or you may read one of the many news stories or [...]

Today is my son’s 22nd birthday. Matthew is a handsome, blonde, blue-eyed, tall young man. Matthew also has autism. He is non-verbal, needs 1:1 support, has had behavioural isses throughout [...]