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Shining a Light for Neurotypical Awareness

© 2013 by Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg
Are You Autism Aware?

No. Think about it before you answer. Are you autism aware? You know that 1/88 children are diagnosed with autism. You know that there is no known cure for autism. You know that autism cannot be outgrown. You know that…
Keeping My Insanity

On the day I received my Aspergers diagnosis from the doctor, I was scheduled for appointments with a counselor and a psychiatrist. On the same day that my entire 35+ years finally started to make sense to me, I was pu…
The Eye Contact Challenge

While I was out walking yesterday, something occurred to me. There is something to be said about the difficulties of making eye contact, even for the neurotypical person. For whatever reason, I never made the conn…
Don't Remove Your Special Needs Child from Faith

I rarely mention faith on my blog. I find it a polarizing topic and something that makes people feel uncomfortable. I try to wrap my head around that concept and I just can't. I wonder if it has something to do with…
Psychological Needs Infographic Told with Legos®

I share this information so often with parents, that I decided to make an infographic on basic psychological needs, according to William Glasser's Choice Theory. Of course, LEGOis about the most fun way ever to start of…
In Response To Connecticut

By now you know there was a shooting in Connecticut. This is a tragedy, and I wish for none of this to ever happen again. It is horrible to think about, but it happened. I wish it had not. It is wrong. Lydia's Nameless…
Mature Autism - Reflections on Family

We have had our four year old granddaughter to stay just last night and today. She has now been returned to her parents and I am in reflective mood. She is intelligent very vocal and assuredly neuro-typical. We have had…
Managing Resentment

There are many things about special needs parenting that can be very challenging. One of the things that I find to be exceptionally difficult is managing the resentment that can arise from having different rules for di…
Everybody is a Genius...Depending on How You Look at Them

I can't tell you how much this quote makes me think of autism. When I first read it, I felt like I had an epiphany. It is so easy for us to judge our children based on the neurotypical children we see everywhere. How…