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Aaaack!! Are we Thankful? Autism and the Family Dinner Party
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 child with autism get through/handle a … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, mentor/apprentice, ToM (Theory of Mind)
Tagged Aspergers, Autism, behaviour, belonging, family, family culture, pace, Perspectives, sensory overload, strategies, struggle, tradition
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Enlightenment and the passing of time (via Thirty Days of Autism)
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
Posted in Autism
Tagged asd, Aspergers, Autism, Buddha, diagnosis, Enlightenment, hope, journey, Nirvana, one step at a time, Sensory integration dysfunction, sensory stim, stim, struggle
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School Based Teams, IEPs, and a Parent’s Journey with Autism (via Thirty Days of Autism)
I have been reflecting over the past week about how important it is to me to share the experiences that I have had parenting a child with Autism. So many of them have been positive, and although they have challenged … Continue reading
Posted in Autism
Tagged Autism, diagnosis, grief, iep, IEP meetings, parent, school-based-team-meetings, Special Education, struggle, teacher, team, tears
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Siblings, stress, and love: A big sister’s view of autism (via Thirty Days of Autism)
I have a beautiful daughter who will be 18 next week. Nika was almost 6 when H was born. He was like having a real baby doll and she was just awesome with him. Nika was precocious and very social: … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, behaviour, brother, grief, guilt, indiana-jones, love, Modelling behaviour, Neurotypical, parent, relationships, sibling, sister, stress, struggle, tears, typical, Zombie Apolcalypse
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Enlightenment and the passing of time
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
Posted in ASD, Aspergers, Autism, Diagnosis, Journey
Tagged Autism, Buddha, diagnosis, Enlightenment, hope, Nirvana, one step at a time, Sensory integration dysfunction, sensory stim, stim, struggle
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Not eloquent… just tired
Last night I participated in Relay for Life – a 12 hour event to raise funds for Cancer Research. I was up all night and, I although I require little sleep, I just can’t pull that off anymore. As I … Continue reading
Posted in ASD, Aspergers, Autism, fitting in, handling discomfort, Neurotypical, Social cognition
Tagged Autism, back in step, Cancer, navigate, out of step, out of sync, oversensitivity, pace, parents, Relay for Life, sensory overload, struggle, tired
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Mom, mom, mom… mom… mom… mom…
It is Mother’s Day and I am thinking of myself and other moms who have had to deal with the unexpected… and the mundane… the miracles of little things, and moments of sheer joy…. the fear of loss, and the … Continue reading
Looking back and next steps: the power of pause
It is critical sometimes to stop and observe where we are at and to notice how H is growing and developing. The changes are small and incremental (though at times these little things can seem HUGE to us) and might … Continue reading
Posted in ASD, Aspergers, Autism, Diagnosis, Goals, Intervention, interventionsist, label, language, Parent, Play Therapy, Social Thinking, Speech and Language Therapist, Teacher
Tagged Autism, Cub Scouts, diagnosis, education assistant, interventionist, occupational therapist, OT, parents, pediatrician, SLP, stop, struggle, teacher, team, the power of pause
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Siblings, stress, and love: A big sister’s view of autism
I have a beautiful daughter who will be 18 next week. Nika was almost 6 when H was born. He was like having a real baby doll and she was just awesome with him. Nika was precocious and very social: … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, Behaviour, Grief, Indiana Jones, Neurotypical, Parent, relationships, Tears, typical
Tagged acceptance, Autism, brother, guilt, love, Modelling behaviour, sibling, sister, stress, struggle, tears, Zombie Apolcalypse
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Approximating typical: navigating the label “high functioning autism”
School can be a difficult place for children with autism. It can be particularly tricky for those who approximate typical, who seem almost to be like everyone else. These are the children who are sometimes referred to as high functioning … Continue reading
