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Outing the ASD to the Family

It is a pleasure today to introduce a special guest poster: Amanda from Diary of a Mad Cow. ______________________________________________________________________ Last year, my eight year old was officially diagnosed w…
My Name was Stolen by Somebody! (but we’re friends now)

This is a post by Dr. Scott Standifer, a Clinical Assistant Professor for the Disability Policy & Studies office (DPS) at the University of Missouri. He is the author of Adult Autism & Employment: A guide for…
Your Child Might Not Be Autistic Tomorrow

The New York Times ran an article about the proposed DSM change for the defintion of autism. Here is a little tidbit I found intersting: The likelihood of being left out under the new definition depended on the ori…
Spectrum Wisdom, Power & Beauty

Do you know about TED? You must if you don't! It shouldn't have surprised me to discover, on someone's blog, Temple's on TED....The You Tube video, below, is is long. Eighteen minutes worth. BUT! It's an amazing lecture…
Asperger's and Maturity Rate

I recently posted a comment on my facebook page that created some decent discussion. One point of Asperger's or mildly affected autism that I and many studies have noted is a delayed maturity. That means that maturing…
Positivity is Powerful

A pretty exciting thing happened to me yesterday. I was contacted by a reporter for the “Weekly News” which is part of the D C Thomson & Co (a Glasgow Newspaper and media group) lovely guy interv…
I'm First...Or Last?

While at the store yesterday, I got the last four boxes of Chicken Carbonara for Emily. I'm not sure why I got a special kind of satisfaction, but I did. It's as if the shelf is now absolutely clean - and thus perfect.…
Asperger's Chic

I've always been turned off by what I have come to call Asperger's Chic. By that I mean the fascination that people off the spectrum have with people on a particular part of the spectrum, people with the Asperger's lab…
Autism Parents Need Support

The last couple of days have been a rocky ride for me. My own medical conditions have been slapping me around and making it hard to get things done. Still, I have managed a few things and made a decent weekend for a f…
Sneaky Moment's of a child with Asperger's

I was going to make this blog about sensory issues and getting school supplies, but something happened. It's going to have to wait for next time. My son is showing me that he can be sneaky, but that's not the issue…