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Pockets full of rocks!! River walks and rainy day ideas
We had an amazing and somewhat rainy walk by the river today… You might be able to picture Craig and I sharing brief exchanges as we sidestepped the wettest of the puddles, interrupted by H’s excited and typically non sequitur … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, Autism Positivity, diversity, weekend
Tagged Arizona TASH, asd, Aspergers, Autism, Autistic, behaviour, communicate, handling change, Labradoodle, parent, person first language, polished rocks, resiliency, river rocks, rocks, rocks in pockets, Walk in the rain, Weighted clothing
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Easy Silence: I am still learning to communicate (via Thirty Days of Autism)
I was once working with a child on the Autism spectrum… (not H) and this opportunity had me considering, I mean really considering, what it must be like to be him. He had so many challenges and did not use … Continue reading
Perspectives on friendship and other-ability: Country Mouse and City Mouse (via Thirty Days of Autism)
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
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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
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Aa is for Applecus and Autism: A look back at supporting language development (via Thirty Days of Autism)
The other day I was reading about a mother's excitement over her daughter's language acquisition. It had me thinking back and remembering how that felt for us. My son is now 12 and has amazing expressive language – it took … Continue reading
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Tagged asd, Aspergers, assessment, Autism, behaviour, communicate, communication, Eeyore, idiosynchratic language, intervention, language, language aquisition, McDonald's, Modelling behaviour, prompting, Prompting Hierarchy, self-talk, social language, Speech and Language, speech-and-language-therapist, strategies, visual-strategies-and-supports
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