A Raising Autism Blog I’m an optimist by nature, at least most of the time. I have believed fervently that every problem can be solved. I base this belief on the assumption that support resources of any kind— therapeutic models, analysis, occupational assistance, studies, research— are available to provide encouragement, problem-solving and renewal. With myContinue reading “It’s a Big, Bad World, Part 3 of Helping Autistic Girls Become Women”
Author Archives: Cheryl Wipper
Spinning: Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 2
A Raising Autism Blog The Italian tour over, we were back to “regular” life. I was still working at this time, though I’d lose my job just a month and a half later, an event compounded because I was in the midst of my daughter’s challenges. I remember one particularly bad day. I always workedContinue reading “Spinning: Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 2”
Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 1, The Italian Tour
A Raising Autism Blog I’ve had a rough few weeks. I’m sick of Trump and the miserable state of America. I’m tired of trying to figure out how to protect my family from impending disaster. Do I live far enough from NY to avoid nuclear fallout? Or will radioactive ash rain down on our homeContinue reading “Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 1, The Italian Tour”
Not So Crazy Talk
A Surviving Facts Blog We are living an upside down, inside out reality. Ten years ago, QANON was in full force, pushing out conspiracy theories like a Texas trad wife bearing offspring. Remember Pizzagate claiming Hillary Clinton was running a child pornography ring out of the basement of a Maryland pizza restaurant with no basement?Continue reading “Not So Crazy Talk”
Exciting Announcement!
Two years ago, I was called into an early morning meeting. At the age of 60, my corporate career was suddenly over. It was a tough time, and I needed guidance. None was available. So I wrote it myself. My new book, You’re Always 39: How to recover from late career job loss and reinventContinue reading “Exciting Announcement!”
Surviving an Awful Moment
A Surviving Facts Blog I didn’t write a blog last week. I couldn’t. The moment Trump bombed Iran, I lost words. Words became disconnected letters floating randomly above my head, word clouds without words, thought bubbles without logic. I’ve got a Y and a G and a Q and an E, along with other alphabetContinue reading “Surviving an Awful Moment”
Starting a storm
A Surviving Facts Blog When I wrote my blog for Black History Month, I knew it could be controversial. Response to my article confirmed it was. I offended many people from various racial and ethnic groups and political mindsets. I also started a conversation that has opened my mind even more to the racial andContinue reading “Starting a storm”
Hags, Witches and Grams: Images of Aging Women in Popular Culture
Excerpt from You’re Always 39: How to manage and recover from late career job loss and reinvent yourself, my book coming out in October 2026! Around ten years ago, I was in a video meeting focused on fixing an issue with a struggling product. Customer sales and satisfaction had plummeted, affecting the company’s core business.Continue reading “Hags, Witches and Grams: Images of Aging Women in Popular Culture “
Cornhole and the Olympics?
An I-have-no-idea-what-series-this belongs-to Blog Curling has been rocked by scandal. While I haven’t figured it out yet, or even read anything about it, the breaking news story is that the Swedes have accused the Canadians of cheating by tapping the granite rock with a finger as it passes the “hog line,” the line over whichContinue reading “Cornhole and the Olympics?”
Dogs and MAGA Dissonance
A Surviving Facts Blog A friend recently gave my dogs their now favorite toy: an Orange-meister squeaker toy. I had no idea the joy I would have watching them rip the doll apart. Now, my MAGA friends may want to declare me horribly disrespectful, misguided and vile. To this I say, “do what you must.”Continue reading “Dogs and MAGA Dissonance”
Walk the Moon 