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Tag Archives: pace
Holding Space
“As adults we must hold space for young people, and nurture their sense of identity and caring for the world, so that there is room and opportunity for all their wild and wonderful imaginings… and so they can make the world their own.
The future is not really ours to be imagined – it belongs to our children…”
https://30daysofautism.blog/2022/06/20/holding-space/ Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Autism, Autistic, childhood, poetry, relationships, Space and Pace, trust
Tagged authentic self, Borrowed Path, Emmergence, future, pace, possibility
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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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Birds singing at night…
I love this time of year when the days are getting longer and I awaken to birdsong in the early morning… It feels so renewing and full of hope to know that spring has kept its perennial promise and has … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Autism, being wrong, discomfort avoidance, letting go, limits
Tagged acceptance, ADHD, avoidance, birdsong, busy, pace, remembering to breathe, struggle, think differently, wildly busy
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Random thoughts, changing colours, and the TARDIS
I have been thinking so much… and at the same time… writing far less than is the norm for me. I have too many partially completed projects that are pulling me in different directions. There is just so much rattling … Continue reading
Sunday Morning at Our House: loving ordinary
Craig is streaming Bugs Bunny cartoons and I am checking emails and reading blogs. The dining room table is shaking with his laughter – which makes it hard to type – but adds joy to my world. I love that … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, relationships, weekend
Tagged Bugs Bunny, coffee, connecting, joy, laughter, Looney Toons, pace, parents, relationship, Sarah Vaughan, stolen time, Sunday, Sunday Morning
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The Spectacular Joy of Inventing
Inventing… the idea becomes the prototype… and onward from there! H made the hot sauce for me as imagined/dreamed up the other night (see Spice of life!). Um ya… it is aptly named: Twitching Corpse Hot Sauce! Today he is trying … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, diversity, Flexible thinking, inventing, Resiliency, self-directed learning, Space and Pace
Tagged Back to the Future, curiosity, discovery, hoverboard, I love my inventive mind, inventing, magnets, pace, resiliency, silly putty, skateboard, spare parts, trouble-shooting, Twitching Corpse Hot Sauce
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Autistic people are… teachers!
Autistic people are wired differently and think differently from those who are not Autistic… and that is a strength that can make them innovators, and broaden our perspective. Our world needs more of that… Autistic people are able to contemplate … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, diversity, Flash Blog, promote social understanding, Teacher
Tagged Autism, Autistic people are, communication, Flash Blog, Flashblog, Google shift, My best teacher, pace, Perspectives, resiliency, teacher
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Perspectives on Perspectives… Musings and more…
I am presenting at the Student Services Training Day in my own school district this week. I have been given the honour of putting together the keynote address and will open with H’s presentation ‘Dear Teacher: A Letter from H’ … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, perspective of others, Space and Pace, Special Education, Speech and Language Therapist, Vectors of Autism
Tagged acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, communication, Dear teacher: A letter from H, friendship, k, Keynote Address, pace, Perspectives, presentation, relationship, Special Education, teacher
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Social Hangover…
Anyone else have a social hangover? Fortunately, Craig and I are on the same page. He says we should just hole up in our burrow and embrace the priorities of Hobbits… (Well, maybe really geeky Hobbits…) Second breakfasts… Tweensies… Afternoon … Continue reading
“Whisper me, Mom”: Autism and Supporting Development
When H was tiny I used to whisper words to him when we were out, because he lacked words of his own in an unfamiliar environment, or with unfamiliar people. I would lean in seamlessly – almost invisibly – so … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Communicate, connections, language, mentor/apprentice, Vygotsky
Tagged "Whisper me Mom.", Aspergers, Autism, communication, development, Laura Berk, Modelling behaviour, over-prompting, pace, parents, Perspectives, scaffolding, strategies, Vgotsky, zone of proximal development
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