For a long time, we just stopped going places. The grocery store was a minefield. Restaurants were out of the question. Even a trip to the park felt like defusing a bomb while blindfolded. The anxiety of “What if he…
If you opened my fridge right now, you wouldn’t find a gourmet meal prep. You would find a shrine to the “Beige Diet.” Chicken nuggets. French fries. Crackers. White bread. Maybe a specific brand of mac and cheese (but only…
If you are reading this, there is a good chance you are tired. Not “I stayed up too late watching Netflix” tired. I mean bone-deep, three-cups-of-coffee-before-noon, parent-of-a-neurodivergent-child tired. Sleep issues are the number one complaint I hear from other dads.…
The first time it happened in public, I froze. Everyone was staring. The “expert” shoppers were shaking their heads. My son was on the floor, past the point of return, and I felt that rising panic in my own chest.…