“When I was little the most common thing other kids said to me about what they know of Autism is “Autistic kids find it hard to make friends” or “Autistic kids don’t know how to make friends”. If I asked for more information, like “why do Autistic kids have this trouble”, they did not know… Continue reading Are Social Skills ‘Deficits’ an inherent part of Autism? Or, do both Autistic & Neurotypical people need to learn how to socialise with each other?
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Disability, Ableism & Inclusion
When a person's body or brain works quite differently from most other people that difference is called a disability. Individuals can be born with their disability or their disability can occur later in life through accident or illness. Autism is a neuro-developmental disability that individuals are born with. Disability includes physical, sensory, cognitive, developmental, intellectual,… Continue reading Disability, Ableism & Inclusion
How We Teach Our Autistic Children To Mask Their Autism (and their needs).
Sometimes it’s truly inadvertent and in these cases - a “once off, never repeated” scenario, but one that lingers with the child. Often it’s borne from the parents own challenges in regulating and managing their emotions. Other times, tragically, its a conscious and deliberate parenting choice that influences the parents every action and response towards… Continue reading How We Teach Our Autistic Children To Mask Their Autism (and their needs).
Autism Reflections
A selection of short prose and memes on Autistic thinking, sensory experiences, language development, communication and parenting.
Talking to Children about their Autism Diagnosis
This list of free, Autistic-led resources, compiled by the I CAN NETWORK helps provide support to parents on how to talk to their children about Autism and / or being Autistic in a way that is respectful, accurate and validating. ▪️ From Reframing Autism, "Talking To Children About Autism." Dr. Melanie Heyworth, an Autistic mother… Continue reading Talking to Children about their Autism Diagnosis
My Many Ingredients
Autism is a part of me that makes me, me. It’s a big part because it’s how my brain thinks about and understands things differently. I have lots of other ingredients too. I’m kind. I’m clever. I’m playful. I’m cautious. I’m very sensitive. I’m observant. I’m a seeker - I like to learn about things.… Continue reading My Many Ingredients
Parent Perspective: What I would do Differently
Parent of Autistic tween shares what she would do differently if they had they had their time again.
Ten Facts About Communicating Non-verbally
“Music, touch, smiles - they all tell a story if we pay attention. Without speech, we have to use all our senses to connect on a more direct level”. Rami Kripke-Ludwig ”... I found my voice through pointing on my board. It was so frustrating (before then) to not be able to tell anyone how… Continue reading Ten Facts About Communicating Non-verbally
A Mum Describe’s her Child’s Severe Autism from Two Very Different Perspectives.
A mum describes her very high support needs Autistic child from two very different perspectives.
“I Didn’t Have the Words To Tell You” – Mother of Autistic Girl Shares Important Conversation between Daughter and herself.
Last night, my pre-teen daughter was having trouble sleeping, so she asked me to join her in the guest room with our pets. It was really late, I was very tired, but she was so keen to talk in the dark that I encouraged her to share what was on her mind.
As we snuggled together at 12:00am, she asked me, “How did you feel when I was first diagnosed?”