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Monthly Archives: May 2012
What is going on here?!? Autism, Uneven Development and Periods of Consolidation
Some time ago I was reading an article by a parent who was commenting on her surprise that her child was suddenly gaining a myriad of skills – seemingly out of the blue. This was not just happening in one … Continue reading
Posted in ASD, Aspergers, Autism, Behaviour, Communicate, Handling Change, Parent, Resiliency
Tagged Aspergers, Autism, behaviour, Cliché, communication, development, developmental trajectory, honouring, Lego, Neurotypical peers, periods of consolidation, predictability, skill development, step-by-step, strategies for resiliency, uneven development
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Autism Self-Advocacy – 13 year old style
H is 13… in some ways he is still so young… but I see him changing and developing in many areas. I also see that adulthood is looming, and I understand that this next stage is, in some ways, much … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Arizona, Arizona TASH, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, promote social understanding, self-advocacy, Shame
Tagged 13-year-old, advocacy, Arizona TASH, Aspergers, Autism, autism pride, choice, decision, development, self-advocacy, TASH, transition
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Dear, Dear Friend: A poem for the blogosphere
Dear, Dear Friend: I await your posts… They make me laugh …and cry They educate me They make me wonder It seems your words come with me on my journey with my beloved child Sometimes your words make me feel … Continue reading
Posted in Aspergers, Autism, Journey, language, perspective of others, poem, poetry, promote social understanding, relationships
Tagged Autism, Autism Parents, autism poem, blogging, communication, Dear Friend, journey, parent, parents, Perspectives, poetry, relationship, struggle, writing
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From Under the Table and Other Perspectives: cognition, identity, and the emergence of self
Let’s sit under the table a while and see how things look from there… I used to do that as a kid… I loved to lie under things and see how the world looked from different angles… I do it … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Autism Positivity, connections, Episodic Memory, Journey, perspective of others
Tagged Autism, cognition, consider perspectives, don't judge harshly, emergence of self, I am a work in progress, kindergarten existentialism, koan, perspective of others, Perspectives, relationship, thought, Tommy Tippy Bear, Tommy Tippy cup, under the table, writing
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Beyond these 30 Days… Aaaack! This Aspie / Autism blog needs a new name!!!
For the 30 days of April 2012, I made it 13 days of consecutive blogging …not 30 like I did last year …although, I did do a few additional posts here and there. So, I didn’t post every day… but … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, Autism Positivity, Documentary, Laura Nagle, NAzASA, promote social understanding, Vectors of Autism
Tagged acceptance, April is Autism Awareness Month, Aspergers, Autism, Autism Advocacy, Autism Bloggers, Autism Positivity Flash Blog, AWOPRadio, be the change, blogging, Flash Blog, humour, irony
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