Tag Archives: diagnosis

Listening to Autism: A letter from Mrs. Teacher Lady

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

The following post has been written by an adult woman with whom I have had the privilege to correspond. She recently contacted me to share how reading other perspectives impacts her in a positive way. I asked her if she … Continue reading →

Posted in acceptance, Autism, Diagnosis, Disclosure, empathy, Neurotypical, Parent, perspective of others, Teacher, work | Tagged acceptance, Acceptance of neurological diversity, anonymity, Anonymous, Autism, autistic teacher, diagnosis, disclosure, hero, listening to autism, Mrs. Teacher Lady, Perspectives, safety, teacher | 29 Comments

1…2…3… Magic!! Christy Clark needs a time out!!

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

87%… That is the result. I sit tonight on the brink of an abyss of sorts… and I stare into the darkness – with unknown demons on the move. It sounds like the setting for some cool video game that … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, BC Teachers Federation, Christy Clark, Diagnosis, Distributed Learning, Parent, Public Education, School Based Team Meetings, Special Education, Speech and Language Therapist, Teacher | Tagged Aspergers, Autism, BC Liberal Party, BCTF, Christy Clark, communication, diagnosis, Master of Education Degree, Numbers, Special Education, struggle, teacher, Time-out, Twisted rhetoric, Underfunding public education | 15 Comments

I’m on Healthy Place TV!! A Guest Interview about Autism

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

I have had the amazing opportunity to be interviewed on Healthy Place: America’s Mental Health Channel. The interview is in two parts… and… yes, of course it is on the topic of autism. I hope you enjoy it: http://www.livestream.com/healthyplace/video?clipId=pla_951de949-9b9f-4c95-b8dd-43e2676ba3db&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb Thank … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, diversity, Healthy Place, HealthyPlace.com, Journey, promote social understanding, Special Education, Teacher | Tagged Autism, blogging, diagnosis, HealthyPlace TV, Neurotypical, parent, parents, Perspectives, social world, Special Education, struggle, teacher | 8 Comments

Enlightenment and the passing of time (via Thirty Days of Autism)

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

You know… I was reading one of my old journals the other day (a recurrent theme of late, methinks) and I came across an entry from when we first were learning of the diagnosis of autism for H. The entry … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism | Tagged asd, Aspergers, Autism, Buddha, diagnosis, Enlightenment, hope, journey, Nirvana, one step at a time, Sensory integration dysfunction, sensory stim, stim, struggle | Leave a comment

School Based Teams, IEPs, and a Parent’s Journey with Autism (via Thirty Days of Autism)

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

I have been reflecting over the past week about how important it is to me to share the experiences that I have had parenting a child on the Autism spectrum. So many of them have been positive, and although they … Continue reading →

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Diagnosis: AUTISM …part 1 (via Thirty Days of Autism)

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Every so often I am contacted by parents who hear about me through their sister-in-law, or are friends of a friend, or they know someone who knows me, and they need support in the midst of the diagnostic process… or … Continue reading →