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Autism: What the label means to me and my daughter

By Steve | Published: January 21, 2012
The autism label would be used less frequently, under a proposal by the American Psychiatric Association. I don’t know what this will mean for my daughter, but I do know what the label has meant. The doctor who told us that Kai was on the autism spectrum immediately wanted to know how that made us [...]
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Of special powers, ADHD, dyslexia and autism

By Steve | Published: September 21, 2010
Imagine your kid has special powers. She can read minds, has penetrating vision, superhuman hearing. She can go a million miles a minute. That’s my daughter, Kai: hyperactive, dyslexic, autistic. I was ironing her latest Fuse Bead creations tonight — a purple-legged octopus, an orange-and-yellow-tipped star, intricately patterned hearts, a tiny dog with the appropriate [...]
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