Category: Autism and developmental disabilities

If you’ve read anything about Diego, you know he’s keen on birthdays, all birthdays, but especially his own. Diego's birthday fixation is unusual, not only in its intensity but also given his autism. ...Read More →

Remember when autism used to be the rarest of conditions? When it would conjure up either Rain Man or the one autistic person you’d ever met in your life? For me, it was the boy at the beach who walked...Read More →

It takes Diego’s cousin Eugenia (who’s the same age as him) a few text messages to arrange an outing to a bar with friends in Manhattan. Should Eugenia decide to work remotely from Mexico City for a...Read More →

Hi there fellow mom, I too have an autistic child, except he’s not a child anymore. His name’s Diego and he’s 27. You’ll go through various stages when it comes to how you view your child and his autism....Read More →

Diego, my 27-year-old autistic son, is the only person I know who never uses “I didn’t have time” as an excuse or explanation for what he does or does not do. Come to think of it, I’ve never even heard...Read More →

‍“God created autism to help offset the excessive number of boring people on earth.” Or so I read on my Linkedin feed the other day. Wish I could credit the quote, but my research led to no particular...Read More →

Diego, my 27-year-old son, has posture issues. He tends to look down, which compounds the problem. So on our long hike in Grand Teton National Park, my husband (Cesar) kept trying to find ways to motivate...Read More →