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Sunday Morning at Our House: loving ordinary
Craig is streaming Bugs Bunny cartoons and I am checking emails and reading blogs. The dining room table is shaking with his laughter – which makes it hard to type – but adds joy to my world. I love that … Continue reading
Posted in Aspergers, Autism, relationships, weekend
Tagged Bugs Bunny, coffee, connecting, joy, laughter, Looney Toons, pace, parents, relationship, Sarah Vaughan, stolen time, Sunday, Sunday Morning
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The Spectacular Joy of Inventing
Inventing… the idea becomes the prototype… and onward from there! H made the hot sauce for me as imagined/dreamed up the other night (see Spice of life!). Um ya… it is aptly named: Twitching Corpse Hot Sauce! Today he is trying … Continue reading
Posted in ASD, Autism, diversity, Flexible thinking, inventing, Resiliency, self-directed learning, Space and Pace
Tagged Back to the Future, curiosity, discovery, hoverboard, I love my inventive mind, inventing, magnets, pace, resiliency, silly putty, skateboard, spare parts, trouble-shooting, Twitching Corpse Hot Sauce
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Autistic people are… teachers!
Autistic people are wired differently and think differently from those who are not Autistic… and that is a strength that can make them innovators, and broaden our perspective. Our world needs more of that… Autistic people are able to contemplate … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, diversity, Flash Blog, promote social understanding, Teacher
Tagged Autism, Autistic people are, communication, Flash Blog, Flashblog, Google shift, My best teacher, pace, Perspectives, resiliency, teacher
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Perspectives on Perspectives… Musings and more…
I am presenting at the Student Services Training Day in my own school district this week. I have been given the honour of putting together the keynote address and will open with H’s presentation ‘Dear Teacher: A Letter from H’ … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, perspective of others, Space and Pace, Special Education, Speech and Language Therapist, Vectors of Autism
Tagged acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, communication, Dear teacher: A letter from H, friendship, k, Keynote Address, pace, Perspectives, presentation, relationship, Special Education, teacher
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Social Hangover…
Anyone else have a social hangover? Fortunately, Craig and I are on the same page. He says we should just hole up in our burrow and embrace the priorities of Hobbits… (Well, maybe really geeky Hobbits…) Second breakfasts… Tweensies… Afternoon … Continue reading
“Whisper me, Mom”: Autism and Supporting Development
When H was tiny I used to whisper words to him when we were out, because he lacked words of his own in an unfamiliar environment, or with unfamiliar people. I would lean in seamlessly – almost invisibly – so … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Communicate, connections, language, mentor/apprentice, Vygotsky
Tagged "Whisper me Mom.", Aspergers, Autism, communication, development, Laura Berk, Modelling behaviour, over-prompting, pace, parents, Perspectives, scaffolding, strategies, Vgotsky, zone of proximal development
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Adding the I to IEP: H is at the table
There was another first for our 13-year-old this week. We worked with the wonderful team at H’s Distributed Learning School to update his Individual Education Plan (IEP) and for the first time ever H was there to take part. He … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Autism, Distance Education, Distributed Learning, Goals, HFASD, IEP, inclusion, scaffolding, self-advocacy, Shame, Special Education
Tagged at the table, development, FIrst IEP meeting, honouring, iep, Individual Education Plan, pace, self-advocacy, self-determination, Special Education, Student-involved IEP, teacher
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This child does not deserve to be painted with my stress… A Poem
Today is just one of those days… I’m working hard on slowing it down… letting go of my agenda… responding to what my kid is REALLY saying… and remembering to breathe deeply… because this child does not deserve to be … Continue reading
Posted in Aspergers, Autism, calm, Flexible thinking, good enough thinking, letting go, Parent, poem, poetry, Sometimes the pace chooses me..., Space and Pace, worry
Tagged agenda, Autism, autism poem, choice, letting go, pace, parent, remembering to breathe, resiliency, self-talk, slowing it down, stress, you don't have to believe everything you think
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Thankful… Rocks and Sticks and Plan B Brilliance
Yesterday we walked long by the river. We collected rocks. We hunted for agates… and even found a few. Today we walked long, long, long around a spectacular West Coast lake… Our day in the woods meant no time to … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Silence, sleep, Sometimes the pace chooses me..., weekend
Tagged appreciation, Autism, collecting rocks, long walk, pace, Plan B, sensory overload, Thankful, Thanksgiving, together, Turkey
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Aaaack!! Are we Thankful? Autism and the Family Dinner Party
Reblogged from Thirty Days of Autism: Navigating sensory issues, social stress and anxiety for children with autism can be a challenge at any time. However, I was recently asked by a parent for some tips or suggestions to help her … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, calm, connections, Cooking with kids, family, inclusion, mentor/apprentice, perspective of others
Tagged Aspergers, Autism, behaviour, belonging, family, family culture, pace, Perspectives, sensory overload, strategies, struggle, tradition
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