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Puzzle Pieces

Autism is here to stay; Puzzle Pieces is going away

11/11/2009 05:49 PM
Johanna Eubank

I’ve grown tired of the autism discussions and controversies and find I am repeating myself. Since staff changes at the Star are causing my job to change, I won’t have time to keep this blog going. So while autism won’t be going away, Puzzle Pieces will.

No more Aspergers Syndrome, just Autism

11/03/2009 04:56 PM
Johanna Eubank

The next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders may eliminate the terms for Aspergers and PDD-NOS and just call them all autism Spectrum Disorders. Does it matter?

Halloween and autism don't always mix, but we manage

10/30/2009 06:47 PM
Johanna Eubank

David is really looking forward to Halloween. He loves doling out candy to the younger neighborhood children who come to the door dressed in cute, non-threatening costumes.

People with autism require extremely patient dentists

10/27/2009 04:49 PM
Johanna Eubank

We really like our dentist. She has the patience to clean David’s teeth without having him sedated. That’s a big deal.

"Big Brother 9" winner loses in the end

10/20/2009 04:40 PM
Johanna Eubank

While on “Big Brother” Adam Jasinski showed he lacks tact and compassion. Now he’s shown he’s not too smart either.

"The secret of your life with autism"

10/16/2009 06:19 PM
Johanna Eubank

Sometimes you want to say something, but you just aren’t finding the words. You’re not even sure exactly what you’re trying to say. Then someone else says it perfectly.

Mushy carrots and picky eaters (Updated)

10/12/2009 04:44 PM
Johanna Eubank

I was once considered a picky eater, but compared to my family, I’m downright adventurous.

Beware autism news overload

10/09/2009 08:33 PM
Johanna Eubank

Is the public going to feel an autism-news overload in the near future? It seems as if autism has been a cause célèbre for a few years, now. Sooner or later, people who don’t live with autism on a daily basis may just tune out any autism news they hear the way I tune out news about Paris Hilton, or lately, David Letterman.

Autism story caused some confusion

10/06/2009 06:15 PM
Johanna Eubank

People may have wondered why the media didn’t run stories about the studies showing new, higher rates of autism until this week while they read about it online late last week.

That scary autism statistic is now scarier

10/05/2009 04:52 PM
Johanna Eubank

The number of children on the autism spectrum is now placed at 1 in 100.

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About 'Puzzle Pieces'

Johanna Eubank writes about the joys and trials of having an adult child with autism.





About Johanna Eubank


Johanna Eubank is a news and research assistant for the Arizona Daily Star and online content producer for StarNet. She and her husband Dave have two sons, 23-year-old David, who has autism, and 20-year-old Rob, who is studying to be an aerospace engineer.
Email: jeubank@azstarnet.com

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