I am Phyllis Wheeler, mother of two kids with Asperger's: "Mike" and "Shannon."
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Phyllis | September 25, 2008
Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey, parents of a recovered autistic son, took their message to the public yesterday with an interview on Oprah.
I missed the broadcast–I didn’t open my email about it in time. (If you want to join the Generation Rescue email alert list, see the first link in my links section at [...]
Phyllis | September 19, 2008
I ran across a Twitter posting (very short) from a parent of an autistic child. She said she doesn’t believe there is a cure for autism, and she isn’t seeking it. She is just doing what the doctor says, accepting her son as he is, working with him, and so on.
In my opinion this isn’t [...]
Phyllis | September 12, 2008
I met with some of Mike’s teachers last night at a school open house. They were very positive about him and said he has been on task and participating in class. One of them even wondered whether he needed his aide.
A year ago he was angry all the time and spending a [...]
Phyllis | September 5, 2008
I haven’t posted in a little while because I am waiting for the dust to settle. Mike started school Aug. 25, which is a huge stressor for him. By now things are getting smoother. I am changing his meds–actually, taking him off his antidepressant. So he is a bit hard to get along [...]