Category Archives: Humour

Sharknado 2: A Review by H

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Last night me and my mom watched Sharknado 2: The Second One, and we were really impressed with it. I loved the beginning how it was a take off of the 6o’s Twilight Zone, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, and how … Continue reading →

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Papa, the Shillelagh, and a head in the clouds….

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

As I was growing up, I recall my mother often seemed practically concerned about my fanciful ways and ideas, and my tendency to have my head somewhat ‘in the clouds.’ My mother might be considered a bit of a worrier, … Continue reading →

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Who is calmer? A survey by H

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

This post is by H. We had one of our long drives into the city the other day and had lots of fun discussing various things, some very serious – some silly. H thought it would be great fun to … Continue reading →

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Falling in love with words and novelty

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

When H was younger we had so much fun watching this and riffing on it as a family. I think it is a pretty cool resource or strategy to use to fall in love with the sounds of language! We … Continue reading →

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Autism Awareness… Let’s spread understanding

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

At barely 14, H is already sensitive to what others are saying about autism and he often feels uneasy and personally threatened by representations of autism in the media that are framed as tragedy and epidemic. I have previously written … Continue reading →

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“I left my child in the woods!”: Two Moms on the Lam

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

The Amazing Craig has taken H and City Mouse to create their own summer camp, which has been dubbed “Camp Snarfly.” (This name was inspired by Laura Nagle’s word snarfly – which is the autistic specific emotion of the joy … Continue reading →

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The Simple Joy of Car Wash Wonderment

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

This past weekend I took my absolutely filthy car through the car wash. I do not commonly do this as it seems rather extravagant to me. Lately though, I’ve been so busy and my car has been getting increasingly caked … Continue reading →

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Look at me while I misunderstand you: A Neurodivergent Morning

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

The Amazing Craig and I were chatting this morning… but not about anything particularly significant. For us it is more about the few stolen minutes to connect before H awakens and arrives in the kitchen at supersonic-now-I-am-awake-speed as a happy … Continue reading →

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Beyond Awareness and Irony: Autism is for life…

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

The title of my previous post Thirty days and counting… Autism: Day 4,711 was meant to be ironic. To me this was amusing in that it was poking fun at my own intent with this blog by pointing to that … Continue reading →

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“Mom… I’m a Mutant”: Boys, Silliness, and the Aftermath of Summer Camp

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

H was getting ready for the bath, when I was hailed with an unexpected distress call: “Mom… Arrrgh… I’m a mutant!!” I must admit that at this point all sorts of worrisome images rapidly flashed through my mind. I quelled … Continue reading →

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