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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Autism Immersion; Reading the WRite Stuff
I’ve often wondered about whether it’s healthy for me to be so immersed in my son’s autism, and in autism in general. I write and follow blog posts about it, read books and talk about it, and live it whenever … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting an Autistic Child, Resources for Parents
Tagged A Friend Like Henry, advocacy, ASD, Autism, blogging, books, Mental Health, Research, writing
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My son’s most amusing sentences of 2010
Inspired by the comments I received on my previous post, I have decided to share my favourite sentences from my autistic son in 2010. He has only really started using sentences this year; he has come a very long way … Continue reading
Posted in The Lighter Side of Autism
Tagged ASD, Autism, humour, laughter, speech therapy
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Humorless and Humorous Autism
It should hardly be surprising that I don’t like it when other people laugh at my son’s attempts to communicate and interact with the world; they are effectively making fun of his disability when they use his echolalia to amuse … Continue reading
Posted in Attitudes to Autism, Parenting an Autistic Child, The Lighter Side of Autism
Tagged ASD, Autism, humour, laughter, Mental Health
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Breastfeeding, Autism, and Mobile Phone Masts
I stopped breastfeeding my son at 14 months, after multiple futile efforts to stop him biting. It’s possible that the enormous difficulty I had, was related to his autism, since he couldn’t read my face: My tears and cries of … Continue reading
Posted in Causes and Cures of Autism
Tagged ASD, Autism, breast milk, Breastfeeding, causes, evidence, mobile phone masts, Neurodevelopmental, science, statistics, toxins
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“We’re here to help you (feel hopeless)”
Once we got our son’s autism diagnosis, our family was entitled to a wide variety of government-funded help and services. One of those entitlements was to funding for us to spend on the services that we chose as a family … Continue reading
Autism and Autisms: Defining a Label
Instead of using the cumbersome phrase of “autism spectrum disorder”, or having to constantly explain it’s abbreviation of ASD, most people refer to this spectrum of conditions simply as “autism”. This simplification in terminology can be deceiving, and even harmful; … Continue reading
A Tender Squash
A few years ago, when everyone else’s two and three-year old’s were seeking out cuddles and tickles, my son was often going into meltdowns at the slightest touch. Now, at the age of five, he requires and seeks out intensive … Continue reading
Autism Therapies
I’ve often thought how much easier it would have been over the past two years, to be dealing with a single expert on autism, instead of a wide range of therapies and therapists. There are some organisations and movements which … Continue reading
A beautiful thought on a short-haired day
Yesterday, I had a beautiful thought. Right after I’d had it I realised how amazing it was, considering everything I’ve been through with my son. Before I tell you what the thought was, I just want to say a little … Continue reading
Don’t Touch That Dial…
I’m going to defend the indefensible: According to modern study after modern study, I am an evil lazy mum for leaving my television on from dusk till dawn. I am ruining my children’s eyes, their imaginations, and making them fat … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting an Autistic Child, Sensory Issues, TV
Tagged ASD, Autism, Background noise, Kidzone, Parenting, sensory issues, Television, TV, TVNZ 6
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