Reading Time: 9 minutes Between the Bookends, Image: Sophie Brown With our children back in school for a new year of learning, Sophie, Kay, Lisa, and Rebecca share some of their latest reads. With a new, feminine take on an ancient Greek classic, a girl detective for the new generation, the first Deadpool prose novel, […]
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April is Autism Awareness Month. We’ve been aware of autism in our family for quite some time. We need a little more than awareness now.
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Now, it’s been a long time since I logged hours on any TLC-like shows, like at least since my hair matched Paige Davis’s in the aughts. That was a sincere misstep on my part, but I hadn’t expected to be drawn in, alongside Liam, to watch this show.
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Social observers have begun to notice the commonalities between “geek” behavior and Asperger’s behavior. How much of our lovable eccentricities are actually behaviors “on the spectrum?” And why should we care?
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When you are asked to review a book titled ‘The Un-Prescription for Autism,’ you expect the worst. Anti-vax soapboxing. Snake oil salesmanship. Smoking lawn clippings. What I found was an educational read based on actual science that outlines a specific and detailed course of action.
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Dr. Rochelle Caruso Flynn’s children’s book offers an introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders from her unique perspective as a pediatrician, an author, and a person living on the spectrum herself.
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The Sprout Touring Film Festival brings films featuring people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to cities across the United States. The spring 2016 tour kicks off this April.
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I thought that it might be too much for Colin. He had trouble following directions. He lacked the fine motor skills to engage his lightsaber. I knew he would get frustrated. Maybe it was the ‘Star Wars’ fan in me, but autism or no autism, I believed that he could do this.
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Parenting a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder often means coming to terms with the ghosts of your own past, your child’s present, and your dreams for his future… and that’s not as bad as it sounds.
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In the documentary short ‘Wizard Mode’ we see top Canadian pinball player Robert Gagno was meant to play pinball regardless of any personal challenges.
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Natania reflects on the challenges of raising two kids — one with autism and the other who is neurotypical — and the daily life struggles and triumphs that come about.
Continue ReadingKennedy still thinks vaccines cause autism. He’s also managed to make some pretty offensive remarks about autism just in time for “Autism Awareness Month.”
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As many as one in ten suffer from dyspraxia. Many of the signs and symptoms are written off as quirky behaviors stereotypically assigned to “geekiness” or the simple awkwardness of youth.
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Get your groove on with Toca Band, free in the app store in honor of World Autism Awareness Day.
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While all of those recycled articles about Jenny McCarthy’s son not having autism are amusing, they are probably inaccurate. At least, according to her. I really wish people would stop, because it only serves to make her look sympathetic.
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I was disgusted with ABC’s decision to hire Jenny McCarthy on The View. Here are the 4 reasons why.
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My son and I built our first Lego kit together. We’ve got tons of Lego bricks around the house. At one point, I even bought them off of eBay by the pound. My daughter and I assemble them together all the time, but adding my son to the activity was more accommodation than it was true participation. Until now.
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Charity auctions and other fundraising events are a mainstay of many fan conventions, including Dragon*Con. In 2012, they raised more than $45,000 for the Georgia Chapter of the ALS Association. This year the con decided to approach charity a little differently by asking the fans where they’d like their donations to go in 2013.
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Another study shows there is no link between autism and childhood vaccines.
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My son has autism. He’s the same as he’s always been, I’m still getting used to it.
Continue ReadingHey! City of DeBary, Florida…Don’t touch J.J Hart’s ducks! The “ducks” in question are actually chickens that J.J’s family purchased to help supply his diet with fresh eggs. Over time, a wonderful thing happened. J.J developed a connection with the chickens and now affectionately calls them his “ducks”. You see, two-year old J.J has autism spectrum disorder; a complex disorder of the brain that causes a some children to have difficulty with communication, behavior and social interaction. The chickens are therapeutic for J.J and are helping him overcome some of his autistic traits including some of his communication hurdles.
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Computer-assisted communication and social media are the voice of this autistic girl.
Continue ReadingThe setup is this: the “Snow White’s Scary Adventure” (aka SWSA) is shutting down after 40-odd years at Walt Disney World (WDW), to make way for new stuff. Ron’s son Ben, who is Autistic, found an incredible joy on the …
Continue ReadingCalling autism “spectrum disorder” is spot on – it has as many degrees as the colors of the rainbow. That said, a recent article in the journal Pediatrics distinguishes six “trajectories” of autism – the major colors of this spectrum …
Continue ReadingIf only all the memoirs I find could be as well written as Next Stop by Glen Finland. This is the first book I’ve ever read that dealt with what happens when an autistic child grows up, and tries to enter the world of grownups. What happens when he desires the things adults get to do, but doesn’t necessarily have the ability to strike out on his own?
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April is Autism Awareness Month, but if you’re like our house, autism awareness happens every month. That’s one of the reasons I love this shirt on ThinkGeek. Neurodiversity is a movement centered around the philosophy that autism isn’t a disease. It’s a difference in development. Sure, it’s also a disability, but that doesn’t mean we […]
Continue ReadingI’m not enough of an audiophile to desire expensive headphones to listen to music. But I do have a son on the autism spectrum and that started me on a search not only for well-built headphones with good sound but …
Continue ReadingSome people dreamed of growing up to be a storm trooper and some of us actually made it there. Since February 2011, I have been a proud and active member in the 501st Legion also known as Vader’s Fist. The 501st legion is a worldwide professional costuming club that specializes in the “bad guys” of […]
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This is my son. He’s an aspiring fire fighter and a fan of Thomas, Lego, and Angry Birds. He’s also autistic. He has difficulty getting his words out because of a speech issue called apraxia. Basically, his mouth is a klutz and doesn’t do a great job planning out the sequence of events it takes […]
Continue ReadingLiane Holliday Willey is an accomplished woman by any standards. She holds a doctorate in education, specializing in the fields of psycholinguistics and learning style differences. She’s an avid horsewoman and owns an equine boarding facility. She’s a married mother …
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