Tag Archives: hope

Toward the River: A Poem of Hope

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Toward the River… Toward the River I saw the bird-tipped tree written strong against the smoke-faded hills and sky Living paintbrushes witnessing entwined as silhouette amidst destruction desolation resting there holding space and promise for tomorrow Leah Kelley February 23, … Continue reading →

Posted in Activist, poem, poetry, social justice | Tagged Bird-tipped trees, commitment, Fires, hope, Justice, oppression, Pushing back, Thompson River, Witnessing | 2 Comments

This Teacher will Rail Against Injustice

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

We (BC Teachers) are in the midst of negotiations – at the table with a government that is unwilling to negotiate. We are at stage two of a three stage plan of action – which currently involves rotating strikes. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, BC Teachers Federation, Christy Clark, Educator, Public Education, social justice, Teacher | Tagged advocacy, BC Hydro, Distraction, Elaine Bernard, Folksong, grandparents, hope, hospital, parents, political, resiliency, struggle, teacher, They'll Never take our Power, unconstitutional, Working lives: Vancouver 1886-1986 | Leave a comment

30 Days of Autism to ‘I Wish I Didn’t Have Aspergers’: a letter to my son #AutismPositivity2012

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

To ‘I Wish I Didn’t Have Aspergers/Autism’: A letter to my son I have written three posts over the past few days… none of them this one. I have worried about saying the wrong thing, offering useless platitudes, or trite … Continue reading →

Posted in acceptance, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, Autism Positivity, diversity, Flash Blog, Neurotypical, Parent, Shame | Tagged a letter to my son, asd, Aspergers, Aspie, Autism, Autism Acceptance Month, Autism Advocacy, Autism Awareness Month, autism blog, Autism Parents, Autism Positivity, Autism Positivity Flash Blog, autism pride, Autism Spectrum, Autism Spectrum Disorder, AutismPositivity2012, Autistic, Flash Blog, hope, I wish I didn't have Asperger's, muse, Positivity, Special needs, thinking about perspectives, Writing mirrors life | 17 Comments

The Musical Advocacy Project: Supporting Public Education and the Rights of Workers

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

So… sometimes my life seems to be cruising along pretty smoothly… and then something goes completely sideways. I am not particularly phased by this; it is one of the things that parenting a child on the Autism spectum has gifted … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, BC Teachers Federation, BCTF, Christy Clark, family, Father, Parent, Public Education, Resiliency, Teacher | Tagged advocacy, BC Hydro, Distraction, Elaine Bernard, Folksong, grandparents, hope, hospital, parents, political, resiliency, struggle, teacher, Working lives: Vancouver 1886-1986 | 4 Comments

Appreciate the small moments…

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

I have walked by the river a number of times this past week, accompanied by my thoughts, my camera, and my enthusiastic side-kick, Finnegan the Labradoodle. I have contemplated long and with mixed feelings some summative thoughts to end 2011. … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspergers, Autism, Parent, promote social understanding | Tagged a work in porgress, Appreciate the moments, appreciation, Aspergers, Autism, hope, Kindness, navigate the social world, New Year, Next steps, Peace, personal responsibility | 10 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

Who am I? This is far more complicated than anticipated…

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

So I have been challenged by a blogger friend of mine to write a theme post: Who Am I… and I love a challenge! But now I am sitting here wondering if this should include a question mark as punctuation, … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, Positive self-talk | Tagged blogging, contradiction, hope, I hate the mall, Metaphor, parents, Perspectives, self-talk, The Box, Who am I | 5 Comments

Michelle Garcia Winner and Amazing Social Thinking Strategies: I ❤ this stuff! (via Thirty Days of Autism)

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Last fall I went to a conference on Preparing for Transitions to Adulthood and Beyond… with Michelle Garcia Winner. I just love the work she is doing with Social Thinking: I love the work this enables me to do with … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism | Tagged asd, Aspergers, Autism, blogging, development, Fast forWord, grit, handling-discomfort, hope, hopes-and-big-dreams, interventionsist, maturity, Michelle Garcia Winner, Next steps, pace, Social Thinking, trajectory | Leave a comment

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 →