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Sometimes I cringe: Leaning into my discomfort
Sometimes I read something that I’ve written long ago – and I cringe. Sometimes I am tempted to change a few words to reflect what I know now. But there is a usefulness to this. It is a way of … Continue reading
Posted in ablism, acceptance, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, being wrong, Big sister, diversity, handling discomfort, Neurodiversity, NT sibling, NT/AS relationship, perspective of others, prejudice, privilege
Tagged ableism, Autism, autistic adults, Autistic Bloggers, discomfort, Leaning in, othering, Perspectives, prejudice, privilege, Sometimes I cringe, writing
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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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Flappiness Is… a Guest Post, Autism Awareness and the Ageless Wisdom of Margaret Mead!
A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. ~ Margaret Mead ~ Thirty Days of Autism is one year old today: Happy Birthday Dear little blog!! We have close to … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, CBC Radio 1, diversity, Healthy Place, HealthyPlace.com, Laura Nagle, Margaret Mead, promote social understanding, sibling, Teacher, Vectors of Autism
Tagged acceptance, April is Autism Awareness Month, Aspergers, Autism, blogging, Margaret Mead, One year old, parents, Perspectives, writing
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Beyond Awareness and Irony: Autism is for life…
The title of my previous post Thirty days and counting… Autism: Day 4,711 was meant to be ironic. To me this was amusing in that it was poking fun at my own intent with this blog by pointing to that … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, Humour, sleep, typical
Tagged 30 days, acceptance, April is Autism Awareness Month, Autism, awareness, humour, irony, Perspectives, writing
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30 days and counting… Autism: Day 4,711
I have had a hard time writing lately. It seems that I have been focused on my work and other things, some of which are of critical importance – and some – uh – ya – not so much!! The … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Resiliency, sleep, Sometimes the pace chooses me...
Tagged bedtime, Gumball prize, love, melatonin, Ninja Trurtles, pace, stress, writing
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Autism, Written Output, and Voice-to-text Technology: Dragon Dictate
This post was created during my first attempt at using Dragon Dictate for Mac (voice-to-text software technology) Today I am learning to use Dragon Dictate for Mac. This is pretty darn exciting. I can see the benefits of this programming … Continue reading
