I know that A. really enjoys singing. She wanted to sing in the talent show last year, but the acts were cut due to time constraints. If you're upstairs while she's on the computer, her voice fills the house. The issue is that she generally sings the English translations to Japanese songs, which don't follow the natural rhythm of the songs ...

My daughter, A., is an only child -- at least, for now. While for a brief period of time she really wanted a sibling, she has now decided she is better off without one, and dislikes the fact that Thomas and I are considering trying for a baby sometime in the not *too* distant future. We've had many conversations, of course, about how she would ...

Sometimes, the amount of progress A. has made over the last year is absolutely staggering. Movies have always been difficult for A. - even movies that she's extremely interested in. Extremely dramatic moments and films have always terrified her if we were watching them within a movie theater. I imagine she becomes overwhelmed by the sensory ...

I know that it goes without saying and that it's an incredibly obvious statement, but -- it's good to know you're not alone.I have watched my child struggle to understand language, nuance, facial expressions, puns, plays on words, sarcasms, and simple jokes, while listening to her peers gossip, play elaborate games of Mad Libs, develop crushes, ...