Autism Awareness Month: Why I Don’t Post Links To Medical Research About Autism There’s a huge amount of information on the internet about medical research into the causes of Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism. I basically never post about…
This is a story that everyone should read. My own experience is similar and yet different. My son’s diagnosis brought a sharp focus for me on a lot of my own behaviors. Things that I had largely dismissed as…
The article I’m linking to provides a great summary of common traits exhibited by children (an adults sometimes) with Asperger’s syndrome. It also provides links to more detailed information for each one. Since it’s part of the…
I stumbled on this idea for an alternative symbol to represent Autism and I rather like the idea of something this simple rather than the puzzle piece. I’m also not entirely happy with the symbolism of…
I love this article about the way that children with aspergers syndrome choose to socialize. Like many other things they do it based on their priorities, not the rest of societies. This is definitely something…
How significant an issue this is will of course depend on the nature of your child’s autism. It being a spectrum there are pretty much infinite variations. The mistake I think we made as a family was leaving…
Of course it’s not just children with Autism who get bullied. Bullying is a depressingly common thing during school years. But children with Autism or Aspergers make particularly easy targets for bullies. And are not well…
Autism Awareness Month: Coping With High Functioning Autism In A Classroom Environment I like this article for a couple of reasons. One is that it gives simple and practical advice for older people with autism about how…
Not that, you know, facts, are going to change anyone’s mind. Here is even MORE proof that vaccines don’t cause autism. So you can stop beating that undead zombie horse. The whole vaccine/autism “debate” is…
This is an excellent list of suggestions/tips for how to approach teaching children with high functioning autism. Embedded Link 70 Tips & Tricks for Educating Students with Aspergers/High-Functioning Autism Research has identified classroom characteristics that promote…