Are your family holidays the joyous celebrations you see in greeting cards, or stressful sessions that fray nerves? For many families dealing with Asperger Syndrome or autism, they’re a bit of both.
I recently spent a lot of hours with moms and dads of children diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome – in the editing room. I make educational videos, and I was looking at interview footage of parents talking about how things had changed after the diagnosis.
My wife, Julie, and I lost a close friend recently. Bella died quickly and unexpectedly of a heart attack. It was a real shock. The kind that makes you look at your life and how you’re living it.