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Sunday, 05 February 2012

Saturday, 04 February 2012

  • Defining Autism: A Perspective on DSM-5

     



    You may have heard, read or seen the flap on the news. Parents of children on the autism spectrum and adults with high-functioning forms, such as Asperger's are. Not. Happy. Frankly, it's all so confusing and I was none to excited to write about this. But, it is extremely important to our community. Truth is we still don't know how this will all shake down in the very end--as far as how those playing with our lives will draw the lines that determine understanding, perceptions and most importantly, services. We've been hearing unpleasant rumblings from the sessions amongst these shirts for quite sometime, serving to increase our collective anxiety. Meantime, here's a perspective from Spectrum Mom, who guest posted here on "The Journey with Grace" last year:

    More Here...
  • Life Without Parole





    Daniel and I were headed off to Cohasset for a tournament just a few weeks ago. We drove through an area I knew like the back of my hand. I had driven the road every weekday for 2.5 years. I sat in the passenger side staring out the window and Daniel asked " brings back memories doesn't it?" The moment he said it I suddenly couldn't breath. I began crying. Dan got it and softly asked "It's a reminder of the cell your in?"

    yes

    My life was so different then, not better mind you, just different. It was life before Sammy. I cannot say life before autism since my oldest has Aspergers. I just never worried about Tyler the way I worry about Sammy. I always felt Tyler would be just fine. I was right, he is doing so well. More Here...
  • Providing a Voice - Who Knew?

    One of the by-products of working on a site like Autisable is hearing the responses and insights from people.

    My last post talked about how Kate Winslet was inspired to start a foundation because she was a part of something - narrating a movie.

    Lately I've been inspired by Carly Fleishmann.   She's a young woman with Autism who is non-verbal.   She communicates through the written word, spelling out each of her thoughts one letter at a time.

    It's painstaking to even think that in order for her to communicate, she has to think out each letter of each word...but she pushes through and does it.

    Through technology she has been provided a voice, and she's using it to it's fullest potential.   Here's a video of her story as featured on 20/20 (which just surpassed 1.4 million views):  More Here...

  • She Is Smart Beyond Her Years



    I dont know where she got it… 

    …but it wasn't from me.

    When talking with Madison, I often wonder if I'm talking to myself. Not all the time, but a majority of the time, its like she can read my mind. She says what Im thinking, and tends to know, just by looking, if I think what shes about to do is ok or not. Maybe it’s a girl thing, the intuitiveness that she has. I couldn’t be for sure.  

    More Here...

Friday, 03 February 2012

  • The Complication of Having Delayed Sensory Overload Problems

    I have a bit of a booming voice, it can get loud… so when my dog is particularly bad or my boys stop listening and I raise my voice… it gets attention. I’m not yelling or screaming out of control by any means, it’s just… raising my voice is… loud.

    The problem with this is that my son Cameron is especially affected… since a sudden loud voice like that can send him running to hide under some blankets.

    At least when that happens though, it’s instant. I’m done, he’s done… we go about our day. No worries.

    The real issues come into play when it’s not done and over in an instant.

    A positive is a negative More Here...
  • Cyber Bullying: Putting Out The Fire




    When people post horrid things on the internet, what they really want is your attention and disdain. Mostly attention. In this case, a person or persons has listed names of people in a negative way. It's a common behavior, especially with no facts listed to give the least bit of credit to the accusations. So, it's really not very elaborate.  More Here...

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