The Tiny Rowboat
Coexisting with my neurological roommate, autism.
While traveling with friends this past week, I got to visit a lakeside park in Toronto. We walked down a gravel path and onto a small beach that was nestled into […]
Inside a Meltdown with Autism.
I had a meltdown today. This is what it is like for me.
We often put autism on parade through television and social media, as we portray the meltdown as uncontrollable violent outbursts that endanger everyone around them. […]
38 Rules of Social Engagement
It is considered polite to offer people a snack when they are a guest at your house. If they accept, you must also provide drinks and napkins, otherwise you will have to keep getting up to get them things.
Repair, Realign, Restructure – The Three R’s of Special Needs Education
I just finished reading a remarkable post by the author John Elder Robison, Early Intervention or Not. How Do We Decide? . I had an opportunity to […]
The Perfect Life
Often I have been asked, by conference attendees who come to hear me speak, what I want out of life. People are curious if my future includes people, independence, and decadence, or a scary isolated existence. […]
A Monday, Changes – An excerpt from my next book “3 Pairs of Shoes”
First, the three shoes
Red shoes – the teacher. Red Shoes are slick, and shiny, with slim, wax covered laces. Her red shoes make a sharp heel sound when she walks down the hallways, followed by a clicking […]
My Reaction to Sandy Hook, and the Asperger’s Blame Game
Tragedy
When I first heard of the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook, I literally didn’t believe it. With all the bizarre apocalyptic talk […]
Stuck
I recently posted on Facebook the feelings I am having lately. Layers of emotions with multiple causes – such as the APA decision to eliminate Asperger’s from the DSM-V, the year […]
What I Wish I Knew as a Student with Asperger’s About Homework and Education
Now that school is back in session, frustrations are rising in Aspie students and the people who care for them. Many Aspie parents struggle with motivating an Aspie child who sees […]
The APA cured me of Autism.
Initial Reaction
You heard me correctly. I have been cured of autism, at least according to the APA and their fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual […]