PTSD and Triggers
Home » Posts tagged: “Autism” Can we talk about PTSD and triggers for a second? Not specific but big view. In the past couple of weeks, I had two triggers send me into flashbacks.. They...
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Misconceptions People Get
Home » Posts tagged: “Autism” So I did the wrong thing after reading an article I liked… I read the comments. How many times do I tell myself “Don’t read the comments!”? How many times...
Autism Rates (Revisited)
Home » Posts tagged: “Autism” (Originally posted as a Facebook post; reposting here nearly a month after the fact so that the information is easily linkable) I want to direct everyone’s attention to 3 studies...
Did you know….
Home » Posts tagged: “Autism” Did you know… ….tomorrow starts Autism “Awareness” month? ….Wednesday is World Autism Awareness Day? ….that the messages that came out of last week’s prevalence rates are damaging to Autistic people?...
The False Dichotomy – “High” and “Mid-to-Low” Functioning
Home » Posts tagged: “Autism” I get to be reminded of this quite often. This false dichotomy between those with “high functioning autism” and those with “mid to low functioning autism.” Why? Because Daniel, to...
An Open Letter to Educators
Home » Posts tagged: “Autism” Educators, I know for the most part, most of you went into this profession to educate the next generation of students. You wanted to help them succeed and lead future...
‘Bettering’ Ourselves, Helping Others
Home » Posts tagged: “Autism” I love being a mother, a wife, and all those things entail. There is also a part of me that says I could be doing ‘more.’ I do this site...
ASAN and AASPIRE Gateway Project
Home » Posts tagged: “Autism” We are writing to you on behalf of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network. ASAN has partnered with researchers at multiple universities to create the AASPIRE Gateway Project (www.aaspire.org/gateway). The AASPIRE Gateway...
Separate rooms – Separate space
Home » Posts tagged: “Autism” Before we moved back to Texas, we lived in a 5 room apartment, 2 bedrooms, two open layout rooms that were supposed to be a living room and a dining...
The Aspie/Autie Family
Home » Posts tagged: “Autism” Are Aspie/Autie families on the rise? It’s a current fascination of mine. Obviously, to me, having made this site, I do believe there are enough of us out there. Even...