Being confident and bold are no more signs of intelligence, than shyness and anxiety are signs of lack of intelligence. Yet the way a child’s intelligence is measured, will often rely on how forth-coming and confident they are. I’ve written … Continue reading
I was expecting to have a follow-up report for you, since Cornelius Arie Smith-Voorkamp was due for a status hearing today. Arie is the man with Aspergers, who allegedly looted a property following the Christchurch earthquake. The case has led … Continue reading
I return to part-time work as of next week – for two and a half months – so blogging’s going to take a back-seat to my other responsibilities for a while. While my teaching hours aren’t particularly taxing, the research … Continue reading
When talking about my son, I will variously refer to him as “autistic” or that he is a child “with autism.” My choice at any point in time depends on what makes the sentence flow better, and provides the clearest … Continue reading
People really don’t like being told that the numbers of autistic diagnoses are rising because it has become “fashionable.” It elicits passionate outcries that autism is a genuine condition, and there is genuine suffering going on. And leads to people … Continue reading
A while ago I wrote about the ongoing problems we’ve had with my son’s sleep (at the time, some of the core issues were regular wakings at 3am, and sleeping sideways on his bed). In the process of writing that … Continue reading
The debate about whether using marijuana to treat the symptoms of autism, is a good idea or an atrocious one, is tainted by the rather arbitrary designation of it as an illegal substance. Parents who treat their child with the … Continue reading
In the wake of the passionate and high levels of interest in the autistic Christchurch looter case, “Sunday” released another autism related story last weekend, called “Wired Differently.” Even before the documentary aired, the teaser was under attack for inaccuracies, … Continue reading
It’s well known that parents of autistic children, often exhibit autistic traits, such as those identified in the Broad Autism Phenotype test (which I have written about previously). But is this a reflection of existing autistic tendencies, or did we … Continue reading
I was at once overwhelmed, and underwhelmed, by the help my son received for his autism in his pre-school years (from diagnosis at age three, to starting school at five years old). Overwhelmed, because I found myself swamped in so … Continue reading
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