Tag Archives: limits

H on Acceptance, Love and Self-Care: #AutismPositivity2015

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Acceptance is knowing people have your back. Acceptance feels like it is safe to be yourself. Self-care is fidgets in my pocket, stimming, long baths before bed, knowing when I need time alone, knowing my limits, welcoming my intense feelings, … Continue reading →

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Welcoming Dissent… Self-advocacy, the communication hierarchy, and rethinking tone

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

My thinking and learning around the ideas and concepts of self-advocacy is being nudged by the work I am doing supporting educators in their inquiry projects in a Graduate Program entitled, Supporting Diverse Learners. I have been explaining the importance … Continue reading →

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A conversation with my Dad: Buffers, Limits, and Approximating Perfection

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

I have at times found myself stretched thin; a brittle husk of stress – somehow hollow and too full at the same time. I have felt this with my work as a special education teacher,  I have felt this as … Continue reading →

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