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Look Me in the Eye: Book Review & Workshop
Parts of "Aspergian" John Elder Robison's Look Me in the Eye plod. Including the beginning and parts of the end. Yet, the writing is crisp, the character (himself) intriguing and likable. And, the reader hopefully re… -
Just When I thought it was getting better...
HOT DOG! A spontaneous dance floor while out shopping! The musicians didn't mind and kinda seemed to dig it. (And, my heart can really dig that back!) Yesterday was one of those days in Graceland, aka Autism-ville.… -
"My Different Son"
To spread the message of autism incidence, performing artist, songwriter and autism mom Susan Werner is offering the above song via MP3 audio download for free: www.susanwerner.com. -
The First Fall
That first fall. I remember it well. Not the first fall of my life. The first fall of my autism parenting journey. Nine months had passed since Grace was diagnosed, at age 32 months, with autism. By fall, our sma… -
Jared Loughner and Schizophrenia
Please understand: I do not, of course, condone the Saturday shooting spree--the actions of Jared Loughner in Arizona that killed six, including a federal judge and a nine-year-old and wounded 13 others, including belo… -
Never Losing Hope
photo: RebekahPope.com* The dishes had been cleared. The nightly biomedical supplement routine completed. I stood in the kitchen face to face with a tall girl playing a spur-of-the-moment version of patty-cake. Our ow… -
Christmas with Autism
"What do your children want for Christmas?" The discussion board posed the question. For several years after my daughter's diagnosis of autism, Christmases were emotionally challenging. It's a holiday keenly focused on… -
The Teacher is Autism
November 2010 crept in and then out again quietly. The previous November was not so quite for Juli, Gordon and Ben Liske, one of 18 diverse families who shared their journeys with the complex disorder of autism. Th… -
Video: Know the Hope by Tammy Vice
The beautiful songs of Tammy Vice, devoted parent/advocate and talented singer/songwriter, always induce a tear or two from me. Of this song, above, she writes, "Th[is] song was originally written after Morgan had a m…
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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