The Dilemma of Aging Parents with Adults with Autism Still Living at Home

• By: Alexandra Bricklin, MA, MT-BC
• April 1st, 2016
• adults, advocacy, aging, caregivers, housing
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In a summary of key findings from the 2015 National Autism Indicators Report, we aging parents now have confirmation: “Young adults with autism had the lowest rate of independent living (19%) compared to their peers with other disabilities.”1 The 2015 State of the State in Developmental...

Bitten by the Truth

• By: Alexandra Bricklin, MA, MT-BC
• April 1st, 2015
• adult, aggression, behavior, hope, parenting, restraint, service dog, violence
• 1618    0

Three years ago, at 4 am in the morning, my life began to unravel when my daughter sank her teeth into the fleshy part of my inner thigh. “Mommy, please help me!” she begged as she fell to her knees and grabbed my legs. Then she clamped down hard and held on tight like a pit-bull. I screamed,...