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What I Learned from my Irritation With my Autistic Son's Tics
My Irritation with Myself (and not my son's tics) “Vaughn, can you please keep it down?” I hate it when I utter this phrase, even though...
pacarroll99
Oct 2, 20193 min read


A Poem to my Autistic Son - When I Return from the Business Trip to Arizona
When I return from the business trip to Arizona, I stealth through the house and to bed Discovered – A rustle, footsteps, the door yawns...
pacarroll99
Aug 12, 20191 min read


Why Dads always refer to their children as being on the spectrum
What The Term Autistic Spectrum Disorder Means “Oh, I didn’t know you had a son who was autistic…” “Yes, my son is on the spectrum………”...
pacarroll99
Jul 2, 20192 min read


The Soul-Crushing Destruction of my Self-Esteem from Facebook and Instagram
The Trap of Comparing my Autistic Son with Other Kids “Comparison is the Thief of Joy” – Theodore Roosevelt. As busy Dads, we all fall...
pacarroll99
Jun 21, 20192 min read


A Poem to my Autistic Son - You rent my heart asunder
While doing some spring cleaning, I came upon some creative writing from when my son was very young. The below poem was written when...
pacarroll99
May 12, 20191 min read


What You Focus on Expands
The Scary Truth About Parents With Autistic Children Like many Dads, I find myself aimlessly wandering the internet at the end of a work...
pacarroll99
May 4, 20192 min read


How to Use this Autism Parent Support Site
My intention in developing this web site is to create a forum for fathers of autistic children to share experiences, in the hopes that...
pacarroll99
Apr 18, 20191 min read
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