“Light It Up Blue” is Bad. This is Why You Shouldn’t Buy in to the Blue or the Puzzle
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“Light It Up Blue” is Bad. This is Why You Shouldn’t Buy in to the Blue or the Puzzle

“Light It Up Blue” is all over the place since it’s April – Autism Awareness Month. Yay! That’s the month I always dread, because my Facebook feed is flooded with posts by my Autistic friends on how much they loathe Autism Speaks and the whole “Light It Up Blue” campaign thing, and then! All the…

Micah’s Autism Assessment in Hawaii: An Update
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Micah’s Autism Assessment in Hawaii: An Update

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=”outline” style=”round” message_box_color=”turquoise”]This is about getting an Autism Assessment – an assessment of where a child might be on the Autism Spectrum. It is available in distraction-free PDF and through my podcast (both linked at the end of the post).[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While I am confident that my oldest child, Micah, is somewhere on the Autism Spectrum,…

When My Son Told Me He Thinks He is on the Autism Spectrum…
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When My Son Told Me He Thinks He is on the Autism Spectrum…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=”outline” style=”round”]This is an essay about my son, Asperger’s and diagnoses relating to disability. This essay is available in distraction-free PDF and an MP3 of me reading it. Click here or the button below.[/vc_message][vc_btn title=”PDF/MP3″ shape=”round” color=”info” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgum.co%2FgXHyR||target:%20_blank|”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “Mommy,” my eldest son said as we were driving, “I just read a book about a…

On Autism
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On Autism

I’m kind of fascinated by autism now. I think – like Down syndrome – that it is such an interesting spectrum as there is so much variety within and is just beginning to be understood and explored. I’ve been following a blog called the Unstrange Mind for a while now and she’s  writing a series…