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Meltdowns and the Lens of Ableism
Meltdowns – from the other side… Many, many months back Colin Bowman and I began a conversation in the comments section of one of my posts (Yours, Mine and Ours: Autism, Self-Advocacy and Setting Limits). This interaction has been resonating … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, acceptance, Autism, Behaviour, Communicate, limits, Resiliency, Shame, support
Tagged A good cry, ableism, Colin Bowman, Emotions, intensity, Laura Nagle, meltdown, processing, reframing meltdowns, setting limits, shame
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Autism Awareness… Let’s spread understanding
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
Posted in acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, autism stigma, empathy, Humour, perspective of others, reframe tragedy, Shame
Tagged acceptance, April is Autism Awareness Month, Autism, blue lights, honouring, Perspectives, stigma
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Adding the I to IEP: H is at the table
There was another first for our 13-year-old this week. We worked with the wonderful team at H’s Distributed Learning School to update his Individual Education Plan (IEP) and for the first time ever H was there to take part. He … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Autism, Distance Education, Distributed Learning, Goals, HFASD, IEP, inclusion, scaffolding, self-advocacy, Shame, Special Education
Tagged at the table, development, FIrst IEP meeting, honouring, iep, Individual Education Plan, pace, self-advocacy, self-determination, Special Education, Student-involved IEP, teacher
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Autism Self-Advocacy – 13 year old style
H is 13… in some ways he is still so young… but I see him changing and developing in many areas. I also see that adulthood is looming, and I understand that this next stage is, in some ways, much … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Arizona, Arizona TASH, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, promote social understanding, self-advocacy, Shame
Tagged 13-year-old, advocacy, Arizona TASH, Aspergers, Autism, autism pride, choice, decision, development, self-advocacy, TASH, transition
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30 Days of Autism to ‘I Wish I Didn’t Have Aspergers’: a letter to my son #AutismPositivity2012
To ‘I Wish I Didn’t Have Aspergers/Autism’: A letter to my son I have written three posts over the past few days… none of them this one. I have worried about saying the wrong thing, offering useless platitudes, or trite … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, Autism Positivity, diversity, Flash Blog, Neurotypical, Parent, Shame
Tagged a letter to my son, asd, Aspergers, Aspie, Autism, Autism Acceptance Month, Autism Advocacy, Autism Awareness Month, autism blog, Autism Parents, Autism Positivity, Autism Positivity Flash Blog, autism pride, Autism Spectrum, Autism Spectrum Disorder, AutismPositivity2012, Autistic, Flash Blog, hope, I wish I didn't have Asperger's, muse, Positivity, Special needs, thinking about perspectives, Writing mirrors life
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