Fresno – There and back again
Here are just a few amazing pictures from the road of our 24 hour turn around trip to Fresno in the rain.
Andy Areffi
We had a great time on Great Day Fresno
We just went up and back to Fresno in the rain to talk to Jim De La Vega and Kim Stephens on Great Day Fresno. We even gave away 3 books to callers. It was great interview even with all the rain. And Kopi Sotiropulos was kind enough to watch the kids just off camera. … Read more
Thanksgiving
Kennedy wrote a Thanksgiving day speech to say at dinner. We thought we’d share it with you. In the year 1621, the pilgrims and the Indians had the first Thanksgiving feast. To prepare they hunted, fished and grew veggies. Their feasted lasted three days. That’s a great abundance of food! At the first Thanksgiving, they … Read more
Melissa & Andy Talk about Navigating Autism with Monica Jackson on Fox 5 Las Vegas
Monica Jackson interviews Melissa & Andy Areffi about Navigating Autism: The Essential how to by Parents for Parents on KVVU Las Vegas Fox 5
What are Video Games and TV programs doing to our kids now – from ModernMom.com
Here’s our latest piece from ModernMom.com. When we became parents we swore we’d never be the ones that complained about the influence of media on our kids. In our defense, it’s not about content but more about style but I still can’t help thinking… Oh God, I am that mom. Check it out here. Television … Read more
We’re not your Mom or Dad
We have a polite request to therapists, clinicians and other people work with out kids out there. There seems to be a trend out there that has irked us for some time now. Actually, it’s been bugging us for a while now, but this was the first time we had the opportunity to say something … Read more
Andy & Melissa On Autism Spectrum Radio with Rob Haupt
We were so honored to be on this show. Thank you to Rob and the staff at Autism Spectrum Radio. Original Broadcast date Tuesday October 16, 2012
Traveling with kids with autism can be fun again – 10 tips to save your sanity
We are the parents of 3 kids with autism and we travel a lot. We’ve done planes, trains and automobiles. Recently we’ve been very irked with by people putting out these “how to travel with kids with autism” articles that turned out to be nothing but happy happy joy joy fluff pieces with no real … Read more
WBNR AM 1260 Thursday September 27th 2012
Melissa & Andy Areffi talk about their new book Navigating Autism: The Essential How-to by Parents for Parents
What to do if your kid doesn’t fit in
Melissa helped out on this article http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/970475/if-your-child-is-different If your child doesn’t fit in, help him find ways to be OK with being different.