Tag Archives: hope

30 Days of Autism to ‘I Wish I Didn’t Have Aspergers’: a letter to my son #AutismPositivity2012

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

To ‘I Wish I Didn’t Have Aspergers/Autism’: A letter to my son I have written three posts over the past few days… none of them this one. I have worried about saying the wrong thing, offering useless platitudes, or trite … Continue reading →

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The Musical Advocacy Project: Supporting Public Education and the Rights of Workers

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

So… sometimes my life seems to be cruising along pretty smoothly… and then something goes completely sideways. I am not particularly phased by this; it is one of the things that parenting a child with autism has gifted me. I am … Continue reading →

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Appreciate the small moments…

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

I have walked by the river a number of times this past week, accompanied by my thoughts, my camera, and my enthusiastic side-kick, Finnegan the Labradoodle. I have contemplated long and with mixed feelings some summative thoughts to end 2011. … Continue reading →

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13: These Children Give me Hope

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

H turned 13 this week. Today is his party. In the past H’s Birthday Party has been a themed event that took me weeks to plan. The theme was based on his current area of interest and was meticulously designed … Continue reading →

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Who am I? This is far more complicated than anticipated…

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

So I have been challenged by a blogger friend of mine to write a theme post: Who Am I… and I love a challenge! But now I am sitting here wondering if this should include a question mark as punctuation, … Continue reading →

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Michelle Garcia Winner and Amazing Social Thinking Strategies: I ❤ this stuff! (via Thirty Days of Autism)

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

Last fall I went to a conference on Preparing for Transitions to Adulthood and Beyond… with Michelle Garcia Winner. I just love the work she is doing with Social Thinking: I love the work this enables me to do with … Continue reading →

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Enlightenment and the passing of time (via Thirty Days of Autism)

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

You know… I was reading one of my old journals the other day (a recurrent theme of late, methinks) and I came across an entry from when we first were learning of the diagnosis of autism for H. The entry … Continue reading →

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Michelle Garcia Winner and Amazing Social Thinking Strategies: I ❤ this stuff!

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

Last fall I went to a conference on Preparing for Transitions to Adulthood and Beyond… with Michelle Garcia Winner. I just love the work she is doing with Social Thinking: I love the work this enables me to do with … Continue reading →

Posted in ASD, Aspergers, Autism, handling discomfort, Hopes and Big Dreams, interventionsist, Michelle Garcia Winner, Social Thinking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Enlightenment and the passing of time

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

You know… I was reading one of my old journals the other day (a recurrent theme of late, methinks) and I came across an entry from when we first were learning of the diagnosis of autism for H. The entry … Continue reading →

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Skeleton of Hope: building the diversity mosaic

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

This little blog of mine wasn’t really a planned venture. I had no idea what I was doing and no experience with blogging, but on the evening of March 29th, 2011, I decided I would take the leap and write … Continue reading →

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