On Autism Awareness, Girls and Intersections
Autism Awareness needs more attention. We are beginning to understand Autism as expressed in girls, and Autism is easily confused with other disabilities
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…
[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…
“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…
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…
About the Issy Stapleton Murder/Suicide
.. I’m not sure if you read the news? A mother who was denied services for her autistic daughter attempted a murder/suicide recently. The news of it is all over the place. Here is the story: Teen With Autism Hospitalized But this is the story I think you should read. It’s by an autistic disability…
The Short Bus. Guest Post by Lexi Magnusson
April is Austism Awareness Month. April is almost over, and I am so, so happy to have Lexi Magnusson guest posting today. Lexi, because her profile picture on Facebook is a kitten with huge, sharp teeth – which I think says a lot about her and her style. She’s a sensitive mama with sharp edges…