divorce

Despite Best Efforts, the Same Old Autism Narrative Hampers The A Word

February 10, 2018 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

The Main Cast of The A Word [image: A white British boy wearing headphones and looking to the side. Behind him are grouped five white adults, one white teen girl, & a black woman] Sarah Pripas Kapit @SarahKapit The most important thing to know about BBC’s drama The A Word is that it both is […]

A Single Mom’s View of Autism Divorce Rates

August 16, 2010 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Estée Klar www.esteeklar.com I have always found the idea of blaming the autistic child for the deterioration of marriage unfair to autistic people. Yet, when my own marriage ended, I couldn’t help but wonder if any of those ideas behind the eighty per-cent divorce rates and autism might in some way be true. A single