“Think It Might Be You?”
Home » Posts tagged: “understanding” Our personal life has been overwhelming for as long as we can remember. It can be draining and it feels like something big is always happening. I think anyone who...
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What’s in a Name? Pathological Demand Avoidance Edition
Home » Posts tagged: “understanding” If you don’t know what Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome (PDA) is, please feel free to read up first. I don’t mind if you do. Actually, you should probably become aware of...
Stop Making Your Child Suffer
Home » Posts tagged: “understanding” This is for allistic parents of autistic kids who are trying to follow the Neurodiversity paradigm. We’ve said it over and over.. Behavior is communication. Behavior is communication. Behavior is...
Beyond Awareness – Perceptions and Informed Parenting
Home » Posts tagged: “understanding” A year ago, after attending the Autism Society conference, I started thinking about the presentation for this year. So much of what I hear from parents and professionals.. what I’ve...
Social Model of Disability and Christianity
Home » Posts tagged: “understanding” CW: Christians, Religion, Bible verses TW: Child Abuse, Ableism in the Church Disclaimer: I am a Christian. I’m writing this hopefully for other Christians. If you are not a Christian,...
Preparing for the Future
Home » Posts tagged: “understanding” CW: ABA, Pseudoscience I want to address the autistic community today. Not allies.. Not the parent community. Just the autistic people who believe in autism acceptance.. neurodiversity principles… the social...
5 Years Have Passed
Home » Posts tagged: “understanding” For some reason, this year, I’ve reflected on the TPGA dialogues of 2011. And next month, we will mark the 5 year anniversary since they took place. You know what’s...
Not Supermom, But Thanks!
Home » Posts tagged: “understanding” School starts up in a week and a half. There was already a snafu. We’ll call it a snafu, and it’s being corrected. It was handled quickly, but I will...
To the Parent New to Autism
Home » Posts tagged: “understanding” Hello person. Welcome to this beautiful world of autism. Yes, beautiful.. It’s the same beautiful world you’ve already lived in. That child that you love? They’re the same child. That...
Autism Acceptance Month – Week 1
Home » Posts tagged: “understanding” As we all know, April is Autism Acceptance Month. This year, I decided to mark the occasion by posting a daily acceptance post. I decided to keep track of them...