For those of you familiar with my work on Babble, you may know of my son’s struggles with socializing, especially in a school setting. I’ve written about how, in pre-school, he underwent a psychological evaluation that led to him receiving an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and special services to help curb his anxiety and impulse control issues. These helped, but he’s been struggling again since the start of kindergarten, and I’m finding that as he gets older the social stigma of his behavior has become greater. This has made for a few isolating and fraught weeks, as the simple question of “How is he doing in kindergarten?” is often something I really don’t want to talk about. I wrote an essay about this situation called “Please Don’t Ask How My Son Is Doing,” which was published today on DAME Magazine. DAME is a fantastic site that features smart writing about feminism and culture, and I’m honored to have my voice added to the conversation there.