Public Ponder

3 Reasons to Never Say ‘I Didn’t Have Time’

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 →

Autism Life: NEVER a Dull Moment

‍“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 →

A Must-read Book that Will Change How You Think about Being Wrong

I recently finished a book that blew me away: Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error, by journalist Kathryn Schulz.For starters, Being Wrong reminds us that the most mysterious object in the...Read More →

Fear of Flying: Irrational but Real

Dear pilot,Allow me to introduce myself. My name's Daniella and I'm a phobic passenger. What's my phobia? You guessed it: fear of flying.My fear's so intense I take a dose of clonazepam half an hour...Read More →

Mother’s Day Letter: You’ve Been a Good Mom and I Have Proof!

Hi there Dani!Thank goodness for the video cam your husband, Cesar, bought back when the kids were toddlers. There’s your proof you weren’t a bad mother. In fact, from what I can see, you were actually...Read More →

Autistic Wisdom: ‘The Animals Are Having Sex’

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 →

10 Quotes that Will Give You a Cosmic Perspective

I'm addicted to MasterClass.You know how cooking shows can be entertaining even if you're a terrible cook and you're never going to prepare anything they're showing?MasterClass lessons are sort of like...Read More →

Bribery: I Bribed an Airport Official for All the Wrong Reasons

Back in 1998 when my sons were 4 and 2 years old, I bribed an airport official so I could escape. No, I wasn't escaping political persecution, war, death threats from the mafia, poverty, or marital...Read More →