As a Clinical Social Worker working with kids and families I spend a lot of my time with other people. What happens in my office can be a mystery to some. People may think I sit and listen for most of the day, which is largely true. Some people may think I play all day, which is also very often true. I love doing that. I love what I do for a living. If I were given a choice I would pick the same profession all over again. However, aside from listening and playing a whole lot

It may take weeks. It may take months. It may take years. But at a certain point some parents start to acknowledge that nagging, sinking feeling. They start to listen to that little voice in their head and heart telling them that perhaps something is “wrong” with their child. Some parents know right away. An amniocentesis during pregnancy led to a diagnosed disorder or anomaly. At birth parents and hospital staff members know the immediate steps to take and the right people t

I recently read this on a Facebook parenting group: “I've been really feeling like the bar is just too damn high. Not that I'm even shooting for the bar, but it feels so far from reality that it's overwhelming.” Not too long before I read that post I spoke with a parent who I think is amazing. She has a hard time thinking of herself that way. The day we met she shared a funny thing that her son, who is on the Autism spectrum, said to her. In sharing this story she made a sarc