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To the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Autism and Reframing Tragedy

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

Dear Committee on Oversight & Government Reform, I will begin with the words of my son, H: “I am not a tragedy and autism is a part of who I am. Mom – autism means I think differently… and that … Continue reading →

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Preoccupation with another layer of autism stigma: Crap…this goes deep!

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

I have been preoccupied with the ideas of self-advocacy lately. I am so motivated to delve into this – to understand more about the developmental components and the building bricks that will support the skills of advocacy.  I know… I … Continue reading →

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Autism Positivity… and the motivation to reframe “tragedy”

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

I will begin with the words of my son, H: “I am not a tragedy and autism is a part of who I am. Mom – autism means I think differently… and that is a good thing. Isn’t it?!?” I … Continue reading →

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Autism, Social Cognition and Embarrassment: It’s Not a Bad Thing…

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

A couple of weeks back, I was asked to write something on the theme Embarrassing Moments. This has been rattling around in my head for a while now as I have been considering a couple of different ways that I … Continue reading →

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