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It's time to Deal with the Future
It happens every January. Like clockwork. The phones of the local Autism Society begin to ring. Frequently. The January Autism Orientation, which I co-lead, has more than it's usual numbers of reservations. It's time,… -
Autism: The Financial Fiasco
Despite my self-pledge to post less and keep it lighter this holiday, today's post today is published in honor of the thousands of Tennesseans living with disAbilities who receive minimal but important funds from The… -
Take Your Cure & Shove It.
"Look! There's our silver lining." My friend pointed to the blackened sky, the full moon hidden by swollen clouds yet rimming their tops in silver. It was Saturday night and I'd driven The Divorce Mobile, top down--my… -
"What the Zuck?" As-BERG-er's & Facebook At It Again
Insomnia is not good. Mix insomnia with a smart phone? Double not good. Twice last night I was peering into my tiny device (so much so, my hand went numb holding it in the air). All the buzz on Facebook, of course, wa… -
For those in Nashville - SENSE Theatre: A Special Production
It was a Friday night. The schedule was clear. Perfect timing. Plus, a dear friend said "Yes!" to my spontaneous invitation....When we drove to the debut performance of SENSE Theatre, I knew to expect an on-stage adv… -
An Ode to Temple Grandin
Thinking in Pictures, in my opinion, is Temple's best book. HBO memorialized the world's most famous person living with autism on the collective psyches of mainstream media-loving America. My review of the movie, her… -
Pure Joy
copyrighted photo: Leisa A. Hammett Originally posted November 2009 What are you feeling today? Me, I'm feeling JOY. And, sure, it's a bit of the assuming the obvious--I've reached a milestone achievement in my care… -
Project Onward - Connecting Autism and Art
Don't think I've mentioned it here yet this year: April is national Autism Awareness Month. So, except for the first two Monday posts this month, which continued the theme of aging parents-post my father's recent deat… -
The Language of Divorce... and stuff
Umm, I never know how to talk about divorce, marriage and motherhood in the context of having done it once before and on the precipice of doing it again (minus the new baby part). Finally, in about my seventh year po… -
Angry and Tired
The house is quiet except the rapid thud and clack my fast-moving fingers make on the laptop keyboard. I should be in bed, but after a weekend of ignoring this machine, it's catch-up time. Three days worth of unanswe…
About leisahammett
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- About Me: Writer, speaker, disAbility arts/systemic advocate. Visit my site for more information: http://leisahammett.typepad.com
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