If you care for someone with a developmental disability that affects their communication skills – something like autism – how do you talk to them about the coronavirus pandemic? NPR’s Ashley Westerman had been asking herself that question, so she calle…
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Kim Kaiser’s son was 10 years old when she first spoke with him about the challenges he’d face as a black man with disabilities.
It’s a conversation they’ve continued every day since, and it covers a little bit of everything. How should he act in publ…
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On first inspection it seems like any other Los Angeles-based company, with tasteful art on the white walls and calm-inducing diffusers dotted about.
Peter describes the working atmosphere as “quiet, but fun”, and especially likes the fact that there i…
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When you’re on the autism spectrum, the qualities that make up a soothing home atmosphere require a lot more consideration. As those diagnosed in childhood grow into adults, they may discover that the specific daily challenges they run into are changin…
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One Bay Area mother has done countless hours of reading and research about autism spectrum disorder. But what she’s learned the most, she’s learned from her own son.
Christopher Riveiro is an 11-year-old boy and was diagnosed with autism spectrum diso…
Boy with autism draws up great things Read More »
Waving enthusiastically in his cap and gown, Sef Scott walked on stage at Plano Senior High School’s graduation.
He knew that most people in his senior class would have never expected what he was about to do. Sef began to speak. “Unexpected. That is wh…
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Grace will get the pearls passed down from my grandmother. Her twin brother, Nick, will get the woodworking tools my husband, Dan, inherited from his grandfather. They will also inherit their brother Jeffrey.
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Reluctant keepers of a brother with autism Read More »
A few days back, while I was browsing the aisles of a store, my nine-year-old son brushed against another customer. I was hoping it would not be a big deal, but she had something else in mind. I said sorry and explained that my son is autistic. She was…
Autism and forgiveness Read More »
I first started writing this blog back in July 2011, because the first six months of 2011 were incredibly challenging (lots of personal losses). I needed a way to get out all of the emotions I had been holding in. My husband calls me the “glue that hol…
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Commonly, when you hear someone say they know someone who is on the autism spectrum, you immediately hear them continue the topic with one of the following: “Oh, but he’s high-functioning.” “She’s on the other side of the spectrum.” If you haven’t hear…
Why autism functioning labels are harmful — and what to say instead Read More »
