I spent Christmas 2023 at home alone. Susan, Leigh, and Anne are in California, visiting family. My anxiety spikes when I’m alone. I worry about all the things that might go wrong because, too often, things have gone wrong while Susan and I were apart. From flooding basements, kidney stones, and…
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Podcast 0098; Season 6, Episode 8; 17 January 2023 Dr. Walt Karniski on ADHD Medication: Does It Work and Is It Safe? From Dr. Karniski’s publicist: The Big Idea: ADHD is one of the most common problems that pediatricians, pediatric neurologists, and pediatric psychiatrists manage. Most studies indicate that 6-8…
As of today, Leigh is wearing special contact lenses for degenerative myopia. She has high-end sunglasses to wear with those contacts, too. With the MiSight contacts and her sunglasses, Leigh can see with 20/20 vision. I cannot express what a relief it is that she can see well again. School…
Appearing as a guest on other podcasts and blogs offers an opportunity for me to discuss many important issues. Kevin McShan invited me to join Let’s Have This Conversation to explore Neurodiversity, parenting, and education. Multimedia Journalist and Motivational Speaker Kevin McShan brings you a multi-faceted and multi-dimensional YouTube Podcast called…
Podcast Episode 0086, Season 5, Episode 17; 04 April 2022 Autism Awareness 2022 Transcript Welcome to The Autistic Me Podcast. I am Christopher Scott Wyatt, speaking as The Autistic Me. I am preparing this episode on April 2, 2022. It is World Autism Awareness Day, the second day of Autism…
Many of my friends are or have been single fathers raising children. Two are autism bloggers and another is Deaf. So, you can imagine my amusement when a woman expressed her surprise that I am flying solo for 12 days because Susan traveled to California for a family emergency. Men…
Unsolicited advice comes from many directions, including from other autistics. “You just need to be more patient.” “You probably don’t understand your daughters’ Neurodiversity.” “You might not know the difference between a tantrum and a meltdown.” Our many failings as parents have been documented and relayed to us by teachers,…
“I celebrate every autism diagnosis!” declares a post circulating among autistic self-advocates. I read this in several ways. First, the positives. Diagnoses help individuals receive services and supports. For many people, a diagnosis also helps understand struggles. Diagnoses also ensure, with disclosure, some legal protections. The negatives exist, too. Believe…
Susan and I have made three major moves to reset our lives, taking us from California to Minnesota to Pennsylvania… and, finally, to Texas. We moved to Texas expecting that I’d teach high school technology and business courses. The girls would have a fresh start at a new school. Best…
Podcast Episode 0064; Season 04, Episode 28; May 18, 2021 Our daughters and I have had a fair number of neuropsych assessments. The girls both have a list of official diagnostic labels. The three of us have ADHD in common. On her ninth birthday, we began yet another neuro-psychological assessment for Leigh, our eldest…