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Yours, Mine and Ours: autism, self-advocacy, and setting limits
Originally posted on Thirty Days of Autism:
I have been thinking about limits: the edges of ourselves… that place where we interface with the world. Our limits and where we set them are the control valves for our emotional, social,…
Posted in acceptance, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, calm, Flexible thinking, handling discomfort, Resiliency, self-advocacy, visual strategies
Tagged Aspergers, Autism, effective parenting, effective teaching, frustration tolerance, honouring, meltdown, navigate, parenting, parents, self-advocacy, sensory overload, setting boundaries, setting limints, setting limits, strategies, stress
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Self-directed Learning… Special Interest Style!
We live close to Vancouver in the beautiful Fraser Valley of British Columbia! It is lush and green and buzzing with life! Right now, however, we are inundated with mosquitoes after a particularly treacherous spring thaw and lots of flooding … Continue reading
Posted in Aspergers, Autism, connections, Greek mythology, internet, self-directed learning
Tagged Aspergers, Autism, bug spray, comparing, contrast, education, Jim Henson, Medusa, monsquitoes, navigate, Perseus, Perspectives, piranhas, research, self-derected learning, sensory overwhelm, special interest
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Yours, Mine and Ours: autism, self-advocacy, and setting limits
I have been thinking about limits: the edges of ourselves… that place where we interface with the world. Our limits and where we set them are the control valves for our emotional, social, physical, cognitive, and sensory experience. These boundaries … Continue reading
Posted in Aspergers, Autism, Behaviour, Parent, Resiliency, Teacher, visual strategies, visual strategies and supports
Tagged Aspergers, Autism, effective parenting, effective teaching, frustration tolerance, honouring, meltdown, navigate, parenting, parents, Self care, self-advocacy, sensory overload, setting boundaries, setting limints, setting limits, strategies, stress
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Not eloquent… just tired
Last night I participated in Relay for Life – a 12 hour event to raise funds for Cancer Research. I was up all night and, I although I require little sleep, I just can’t pull that off anymore. As I … Continue reading
Posted in Aspergers, Autism, fitting in, handling discomfort, Neurotypical, Social cognition
Tagged Autism, back in step, Cancer, navigate, out of step, out of sync, oversensitivity, pace, parents, Relay for Life, sensory overload, struggle, tired
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Oh No!! Not again!! Perspectives on handling change
In my post the other day I mentioned the fiasco caused by my encounter with a new cereal, and since this I have been noticing that many of us are creatures of habit. Think about it: how many of us … Continue reading
Lego Music
Today – like many days – leaves me somewhat tired at its ending. As I enter the house, I am greeted by the over-the-top enthusiasm of our 3-year-old labradoodle, and the shout-out hello of my wonderful boy. I unload my … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Autistic, Sometimes the pace chooses me...
Tagged calming music, decode, Lego, Lego Music, navigate, pace, Perspectives, social world
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30 Days of Autism Project…(Countdown to April, 2011)
It is hard to know if I am writing to anyone else at all – perhaps it is just me and no one will read this little post. If that is how it shakes down, that is ok, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Uncategorized
Tagged April is Autism Awareness Month, Autism, decode, navigate, Neurotypical, Perspectives, social world
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Thirty Days of Autism 