Natania BarronThe Mental Health Crisis: Every Child Has a Price Tag“You’re so strong.”Mar 13, 20191Mar 13, 20191
Natania BarronMental Illness Can Be a Life-Threatening Illness, and the Government Won’t HelpI am, generally speaking, relatively slow to anger. I don’t scream or shout much. I don’t often want to punch things or shove things. On…Feb 23, 2019Feb 23, 2019
Natania BarronThe One Cool Trick to Get Pediatric Autistic Care in North Carolina: Gobs and Gobs of MoneyI want to preface this with an important point: my husband and I are, for the moment at least, comfortable financially. We both make…Feb 21, 2019Feb 21, 2019
Natania BarronWhen It Isn’t Working: The Overwhelming Crush of Raising a Mentally Ill ChildTwelve isn’t an easy age. I remember it well. That feeling of being in the wrong skin, of your expanding consciousness, of the weight of…Jan 27, 20191Jan 27, 20191
Natania BarronAmerica is Not a PlaceAmerica has no borders. No states. No sovereign lands. Where we stand is not America, it is another name, a name long forgotten, or else…Jun 19, 20181Jun 19, 20181
Natania BarroninGlitterSquidOn the Burden of KindnessBugs have never frightened me. Growing up in the Berkshires in Massachusetts, springtime heralded a constant ebb and flow of insects, from…Apr 17, 2018Apr 17, 2018
Natania BarroninGlitterSquidThe “R” Word, Breaking Geodes, and Raising an Autistic Tween“Someone said I’m retarded because I go to a special school.”Apr 12, 20183Apr 12, 20183
Natania BarroninGlitterSquidPerfect Symmetry: An Autistic Kid’s Idol Reaches OutBeing a parent to a kid with autism is a frequent lesson in disappointment and your own shortcomings. And what few things they grab onto…Dec 29, 2017Dec 29, 2017
Natania BarroninGlitterSquidSo You’ve Found Your Kid a Psych Bed. Now What?What does a one week psych bed stay get you in North Carolina?Nov 13, 20173Nov 13, 20173
Natania BarroninGlitterSquidMy Autistic Son Has Been Waiting Over 200 Hours in the ER for a Psych Bed in North CarolinaWhat I Mean When I Say “My Autistic Son”Oct 14, 20176Oct 14, 20176
