Like many people, I was shocked when I learned that Daryl Hannah had been diagnosed with autism as a child. It was hard for me to believe ...

Every year as September rolls around, parents of children with autism get anxious about how their child will handle the transition back i...

Karla Begley is a woman with multiple sclerosis who has a 13-year-old son named Maxwell who has autism. She often brings Maxwell to her moth...

As moms we’ve all encountered this — that feeling like we might explode if we don’t  get away from our children . At least, I’m assuming t...

Remember back in the day – before you had kids – when you could go away for a week or two, and all you had to worry about was finding some...

Moms are good at a lot of things, but making time for themselves isn’t typically one of them. Think about it -- when is the last time you...

As part of the Special Needs Parenting Panel on iVillage Canada, I was asked to join Ijeoma Ross and Lisa Thornbury to discuss the challen...

This week I am participating on a Special Needs Parenting panel on iVillage Canada. Parenting and pregnancy author Ann Douglas is heading ...

Max and Chester were featured in a w onderful short film about dogs helping people living with Autism featuring National Service Dogs and ou...

My son Max was officially diagnosed with Autism on December 2, 2008. He was 2.5 years old. Press fast forward to April 2, 2013 and he is tu...

I hate winter. Really, I look forward to a time in my life when I can up and leave Canada from December to March. This particular winter has...

Chester, an autism service dog from National Service Dogs  (NSD), joined our family on October 26th. We applied to NSD for an autism ser...

Max Carefoot, 6, sits attentively at a pint-sized table, his hands gently resting on his knees. On cue, he vocalizes a series of words, c...

Little Max Carefoot was just a tot when his mom Katrina and dad Scott suspected their son’s development was lagging compared to that of h...

This summer Max spent mornings with his junior respite worker, Matt. As part of working with Max, Matt wrote a weekly blog about his exp...

As Max's Official Taxi Service Provider (MOTSP for short), I spend more time than most parents in Max's classroom. Every day at ...

Max started grade one yesterday. I'm certain I was at least as stressed out about it as he was. Well, maybe I was more stressed out ...

How is it already the middle of August? We've had an awesome summer so far and Matt and Max have really been through a lot together -...

This past week was a tough one. Max was sick with a wicked summer cold. His behaviour went sideways and he tested all of us with his whini...

One of the best parts of this summer has been watching Max and his respite worker, Matt , get to know each other and bond. The bonding ha...