by Susan McCorkindale | Nov 18, 2019 | Autism, Confessions, Death
“Sometimes a laugh is the only weapon we have.” Roger Rabbit You’ve got to laugh. People frequently ask me how I find the humor in hopeless situations like cancer caregiving and raising a child with autism. The answer is pretty simple: humor gives me...
by Susan McCorkindale | Oct 31, 2018 | Autism
Autism News You Can Use, the YouTube program I launched a few months ago in conjunction with Flaws Are The New Black, now has its own channel. This is bad, because all of you who subscribed to Flaws will no longer get to see it, but good because you can subscribe to...
by Susan McCorkindale | Sep 21, 2018 | Autism, Confessions
Like every other kid on the planet, I wanted my driver’s license. It didn’t matter that I was an absolutely terrible driver, the kind that clips corners, hits curbs, and knocks down street signs when making a right, and who has an uncanny ability to make a...
by Susan McCorkindale | Sep 18, 2018 | Autism, Confessions
We’ve all got something that makes us different, thank God. Can you imagine a world of cookie cutter, Stepford people? Beam me up, Scotty, ’cause I’m not sticking around for that. But we all have things in common, too. I always wish we’d look...
by Susan McCorkindale | Sep 6, 2018 | Autism, Confessions
Music Speaks Autism speaks through music, and for my son Casey, it always has. As a very young child, a rushing, swirling, full-bodied overture in a movie would bring him to tears. I recall thinking, “How sweet, he’s a mush like me!” but no. His...
by Susan McCorkindale | Aug 17, 2018 | Autism, Cancer Sucks, Confessions, Death, Divorce
Raising a child with autism is the topic of today’s episode of Flaws Are The New Black. You can watch it on YouTube and I hope you will. I appreciate the feedback (this is only my second episode) and am eager to begin an ongoing conversation with you about oh,...