The Physics Of Parenting On The Autism Spectrum
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 23:49
in Psychology & Sociology
For me, parenting a child with autism sometimes feels like taking high school physics. I was never a science-minded kid. I was a writer. I did theater. I was all about the liberal arts. But, science and me? We never really hit it off. Despite that, I enrolled in AP Physics in my senior year. At the time, I was swayed by the certainty of a classmate who told me that without physics I would never make it through college – never mind through life. She’s probably a nuclear physicist now – I never thought to ask her about her plans for the future. Instead, I just took her advice and signed up for the toughest physics class my high school offered. read more