Tag Archives: city mouse

Camp Snarfly: Autism and Friendship on The Forest Moon of Endor

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

The Amazing Craig says it’s a do-over! At our house a do-over has a couple of meanings: the first would be an opportunity to try something again and make it better, as a social repair action after a misread – … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspergers, Autism, Neurotypical, Parent, Snarfly, typical | Tagged Autistic, Bullies, Camping, CIT, city mouse, do-over, Endor, friendship, Laura Nagle, mosquitoes, Nerf Guns, Rockets, sling shots, snarfly, Star Wars, Summer camp, The forest Moon of Endor | 4 Comments

13: These Children Give me Hope

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

H turned 13 this week. Today is his party. In the past H’s Birthday Party has been a themed event that took me weeks to plan. The theme was based on his current area of interest and was meticulously designed … Continue reading →

Posted in acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, retro pop culture, The joy of dance | Tagged 13, acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, Birthday, birthday party, city mouse, friendship, hope, Michael Jackson, teen, The Lovely S, The Michael Jackson Experience, Wii | 7 Comments

Perspectives on friendship and other-ability: Country Mouse and City Mouse (via Thirty Days of Autism)

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

I have been considering the way in which my son, H the Country Mouse, relates to his friend, City Mouse. They have known each other for almost seven years… since they were both diagnosed on the Autism spectrum. They are … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism | Tagged acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, awareness, city mouse, communicate, connections, country mouse, friends, pace, parents, Perspectives, Pez, practice, promote social understanding, relationship, relationships, relief, social pragmatics, Star Wars, wait time | Leave a comment

Moving on… and letting go: Summer Camp, University, and the Twitterscene

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

I have been using Twitter lately. If you follow my blog – you likely already know this. However, I feel like I have been sort of sucked into the twittering away of my time. The lure is so strong. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspergers, Autism, fitting in, letting go, Summer Camp | Tagged acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, blogging, city mouse, Giving up control, Graduation, risk and opportunity, Summer camp, Twitter | 2 Comments

Let the tears come: dealing with grief and letting go

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Today I am thinking about another Mom of a child with autism who is facing some very difficult challenges: gut-wrenching, soul-tearing, strength-testing, heart-breaking decisions that will likely make life better for her beautiful son, and her family, and herself. I … Continue reading →