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A Conversation With Heidi

I had a couple of conversations with Annie in the blog last week*. So I thought it was only fair to do something similar with Heidi. Conversations with Heidi are the verbal equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting. I did…
He's a good little monkey

I frequently tell Ryan I don't speak Monkey, but, actually, I do. Ryan's talent for echolalia extends beyond his species. He frequently quotes Curious George cartoons - the monkey parts, not just lines spoken by the…
Is crying a form of communication?

Is crying a form of communication? I believe it is. The reason I am asking the question is that an interesting situation arose over the holidays. Let me explain. HRH was cross about something and having a good old…
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…
Improving conversational skills with Allan Pease

Hello, Allan Pease, world-famous communications expert (and previously author of multiple collections of rude, nasty, politically incorrect and totally hilarious jokes) helps us give and receive compliments. Regardless o…
Don't rub them the wrong way

Hello, We see yet another study showing that brilliant boors lose out to likable dunderheads. Specifically, a recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that customers get a bad feeling about places where…
A Variation on the Spoon Theory

Autistic with spoons? Autism and spoons? Here’s my attempt at a variation on the spoon theory. We all have spoons. There are no stereotypes for spoons. Everyone’s spoons are different, everyone has a differ…
A Thanksgiving Memory

This week’s theme for the Special Needs Blog Hop is Thanksgiving Memory. Now, as you might expect with me not being raised American (or Canadian), Thanksgiving is not a big deal for me. I don’t so much…
Declaration of Capacity

Happy Belated Autism Speak Out Day I had intended to do something like this piece of writing, but I didn't know about yesterday. If I had, I may have posted this yesterday. You see, the reason I'm parodying the obvio…
Sign Language Focusing on Autism

I am very excited to introduce a guest post for today. Misty is the chief editor of BabySignLanguage.comWhen Jaylen was non verbal at the age of a year we started using some simple signs. As he got older, yet still c…