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Tag Archives: honouring
Holding Space as Acceptance, Love, and Self-care: One year later…
I haven’t written as much on my blog in this last year. I have been busy writing – just not so much in this place. I have been working to shake up my little corner of academia, but sometimes I … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Autism, Autistic, Death, letting go, Love and Self-Care
Tagged #AutismPositivity2015, acceptance and love, Doctor of Education, father, holding space, honouring, intense loss, Legacy, liminality, limit setting, Love and Self-care, opposite to shame, Papa, Self care, SFU., Simon Fraser University
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Holding Space as Acceptance, Love, and Self-care: #AutismPositivity2015
I think about self-care rather often it seems… though I’ll admit that if I were to define self-care as I thing I do, I don’t actually engage in it quite as regularly as I contemplate it… I think though, in … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Autism, Autism Positivity, Autistic, Flash Blog, flashblog, Grief, letting go, limits, Love and Self-Care, relationships, self-advocacy
Tagged #AutismPositivity2015, acceptance and love, father, holding space, honouring, intense loss, Legacy, liminality, limit setting, Love and Self-care, opposite to shame, Papa, Self care
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Considering 50: Trajectory of Development, Independence, and Accidental Unfoldings
Often birthdays are a quiet affair at our house, which is just fine with me, but this October marked my 50th and we ushered it in with a wildly fun Elton John themed party. Seriously, for people who are pretty … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, acceptance, accident, Activist, Autism, Goals, letting go, Space and Pace
Tagged acceptance, accidental unfoldings, development, developmental trajectory, Elton John, honouring, imagining the future, independence, my busy brain, pace, parent, redefining independence, self-determination, transitioning to adulthood, Turning Fifty
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Liquid Man – A Poem of Acceptance #StopCombatingMe
If you follow my blog you will know my family lives in Vancouver, Canada – and it may appear that we are removed from what happens with bills and acts and legislation in the US – but the reality is … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Activist, ASAN, Autism, Autism Poem, social justice
Tagged #boycottAutismSpeaks, #posAutive, #StopCombatingMe, acceptance, advocacy, Flashblog, honouring, Liquid Man
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Two Little Girls
Today I am at a District Student Services Training for Special Education Teachers and others, which is hosted in the multipurpose room of one of our elementary schools. There have been marvelous conversations and dialogues around supporting diverse learners, building … Continue reading
Inclusion and Autism… leaning in
Today at the Inclusion BC Conference, I had the opportunity to meet Paula Kluth, and hear her keynote address about inclusive practices in education. Her message is powerful and one that I embrace: Inclusive education is the foundation upon which … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, diversity, Educator, inclusion, Inclusion BC Conference, Karla Fisher, Neurodiversity, Parker Palmer, Paula Kluth, perspective of others, promote social understanding, Silence, Teacher
Tagged Autism, communication, honouring, Modelling behaviour, Perspectives, Special Education, strategies, struggle, teacher, we teach who we are
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H at 14 and 30 Days of Autism celebrate ‘1000 Ausome Things’ #AutismPositivity2013
Today H asked me about “Autism Positivity” and about the purpose of the flash blog. After I answered in some detail, explaining the premise and the intent, he summed it all up rather neatly: “Oh, I get it, Mom… Autism … Continue reading
Posted in 1000 Ausome Things, acceptance, Autism, Autism Positivity, Autistic, diversity, Flash Blog, flashblog, inventing, Loud Hands, Neurodiversity, self-advocacy, Star Trek
Tagged 1000 Ausome Things, acceptance, Autism, Autism Acceptance Month, Autism Positivity 2013, Autism Positivity Flash Blog, Autistic, blogging, honouring, horror b movies, resiliency, retro pop culture, self-advocacy, self-directed learning, Stanley Kubrick
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Dead TV and Opportunity
So… I just got a notification that today is the 2 year anniversary of this little project, 30 Days of Autism. And… I suppose here I shall admit that I am still enamored with the irony of my blog’s name … Continue reading
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, 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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