Tag Archives: Autistic people are

A Drifting Up: thoughts on intensity and shifting focus

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

As I contemplate my blank screen… I hear the lovely tones of the piano drifting up the stairs from the basement.  Craig The Amazing is working out a few chords for a piece he is transcribing. He is a jazz … Continue reading →

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Autistic people are… teachers!

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Autistic people are wired differently and think differently from those who are not Autistic…  and that is a strength that can make them innovators, and broaden our perspective. Our world needs more of that… Autistic people are able to contemplate … Continue reading →

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