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This was a happy, yet melancholy, day from about a month ago. We met my sister, her hubby, and my nephew (who is one month older than Liam) at Northern Arizona University. My nephew is a freshman there this semester. He is an only child and his parents live in...

My son, Liam, is 18. He has autism and intellectual disability. I am his permanent guardian. He struggles with both receptive and expressive language. When he was originally diagnosed he was considered what we now call ASD Level 3 (requiring very substantial support)....

This is a “win” 15 years in the making!! My son (18 with ASD/ID) has always refused to eat vegetables other than potatoes. He has always preferred meat pizza, burgers, plain pastas, chicken tenders and chicken/beef soft tacos. When he started high school, he was...