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The Problem With Acceptance

Yesterday I wrote “This is the problem with awareness” so I think it’s only fair that I flip to the other sign of the coin and write about the problem with acceptance. Acceptance Paradox There is this…
Accepting the Diagnosis

Himself and I are talking in the kitchen. It has been an emotional few days; I have had a number of lumps removed following a cancer scare and am in a fair bit of denial, Lid has just had her provisional autism diagno…
Yes we DO need diversity!

Websters Definition of Diversity: 1. The state or fact of being diverse. Difference. Unlikeness. 2. Variety. Multiformity. 3. A point of difference. Social diversity is the existence of multiple cultures and types of…
First Person Language & Autism

I really had thought that I was done with the topic of “person first language”. I really had thought that I had said all that I had to say. But then last night, someone said something to me that brought me…
Autism Understanding and Acceptance - in Video Form

Sometimes a blog post just can’t properly convey how a conversation would go, so I decided to put together this little video as an example conversation between two parents. I’m quite happy with how it turned…
The Awesomeness of Autism

World Autism Awareness Day has come and gone with nary a post from me on the subject. I feel guilty, I should have said something, this whole blog seems to now be about Autism, although not so much raising awareness o…
Awareness is not enough.

We (The Autism Community) need for you to know what Autism is. We can only achieve that through Autism Understanding and Acceptance. Awareness of autism has risen dramatically in the past few years, and awareness…
Accepting the way things are

If there is a reason I was given a son with Autism, besides the love I didn't realize I was capable of feeling, it’s because of how it changed me. I am more patient, loving, thankful, open-minded, and judgmen…
Cure and Acceptance are bad words?

It’s no secret that the Autism community is quite divided on many topics and I’ve even written before about how easy it is to offend one side or another depending on what you say. For the last 4 months,…
Understanding, Acceptance & A Cure.

As I’ve sat staring off into space, trying to decipher my own thoughts, I’m watching my twitter feed. I’m watching an informative tweet turn to an argument and back to a (hopeful) discussion of unders…