Category Archives: discomfort avoidance

Birds singing at night…

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

I love this time of year when the days are getting longer and I awaken to birdsong in the early morning… It feels so renewing and full of hope to know that spring has kept its perennial promise and has … Continue reading →

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Uncomfortable… So what?!?

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

I have been thinking about how often we are uncomfortable with feeling uncomfortable (which I cannot help but note is ironically circular in its very definition), and that I have observed and experienced the inherently powerful and positive opportunity that … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, being wrong, discomfort avoidance, Handling Change, handling discomfort, listening, Loud Hands | Tagged , , , , , , | 10 Comments

I am so OK with being wrong…

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

I am WRONG… rather often actually; I don’t know – what I don’t know – until I have found out – that I don’t know it… As convoluted as that may sound, it makes sense really. It is a relatively … Continue reading →

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Autism, Social Cognition and Embarrassment: It’s Not a Bad Thing…

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

A couple of weeks back, I was asked to write something on the theme Embarrassing Moments. This has been rattling around in my head for a while now as I have been considering a couple of different ways that I … Continue reading →

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John Elder Robison, Sensory Processing, and a Practical Sensory Diet

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

I started writing this when we were camping last month… on day 3 of 5: I am falling into a certain relaxed rhythm. I still have my coffee and now I am writing with a knife-sharpened pencil on a mini … Continue reading →

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Resiliency and The Big Apple

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

This boy of mine has big plans: he is saving to go to New York City. I am not certain why he is so driven to get there, but I suspect it is a combination of wanting to relive Home … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, discomfort avoidance, Goals, handling discomfort, New York, Parent, Resiliency, sticky | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Avoiding discomfort vs the necessity of the mundane: the rainy Sunday Blues

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

My life is not particularly glamorous or exciting – but I am excited about it much of the time. Today however I am right in the thick of the mundane necessities: the things I have been letting pile up – … Continue reading →

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