I have been reflecting over the past week about how important it is to me to share the experiences that I have had parenting a child on the Autism spectrum. So many of them have been positive, and although they have challenged me, I am more because of these experiences. However, there have been some difficult times, when stress has been high and I have felt fragile – even brittle. There was a period when we were in the midst of the diagnostic process when … Read More
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About Leah Kelley, Ed.D.
Leah Kelley, M.Ed, Ed.D.,
Writer, Consultant, Activist, Speaker, and Educator, working with Teacher Candidates at UBC. Authors blog: 30 Days of Autism. Projects support social understanding, Neurodiversity paradigm, Disability Justice, and connecting Disability Studies in Education(DSE)to Educational Practice.
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