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The Peanut Diaries
Adventures in parenting an autistic brainiac.
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Alexandra Samuel
Mar 29, 2018
I wasn’t ready for
Ready Player One
On the dangers of adapting books that appeal to autistic people
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Alexandra Samuel
Nov 30, 2017
Minecraft, Meghan Markle and Me
What the latest member of the Royal Family taught my autistic son…
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Alexandra Samuel
Nov 26, 2017
The meltdown
I always feared our autistic son could lose his school over a meltdown. I never thought…
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Alexandra Samuel
Nov 18, 2017
How video games drive anxiety — and how to break the cycle
You don’t have to ban gaming to stop…
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Alexandra Samuel
Oct 19, 2017
What to do when school doesn’t work for your kid
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Alexandra Samuel
Sep 4, 2017
The first day of school is the most terrifying, hopeful day of my whole year.
And I’m not even in…
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Alexandra Samuel
Jul 18, 2017
What happens when arguing becomes a lifestyle
“You know, phones give kids leukemia.”
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Alexandra Samuel
Jan 12, 2017
Fuck you, Gameloft
Today was the kind of day a special needs mom dreams about.
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Alexandra Samuel
Jan 7, 2017
A mom, a brain surgeon and an autistic child walk into a bar
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Alexandra Samuel
Dec 15, 2016
How a MythBusters miracle helped my anxious, autistic son
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