Image credit: Photo by timabbott on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons A recent NY Times opinion piece on toxins and autism has been making the rounds lately, and well, frankly, the piece bugs the crap out of me, and I can't quite figure out why. After all, it seems like, not just an excellent idea, [...]
Posts under ‘neurodiversity’
The Hardest Words
Image credit: Photo by Bekah Stargazing on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons My son Austen, like many other autistic individuals, does not like (or understand the purpose of) many of society's little pleasantries. He balks at words like hello, goodbye, please, sorry and thank you; anything that can appear in a conversation as part of [...]
April Is Awareness Month
Image credit: Photo by h.koppdelaney on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons April is awareness month for two issues that are near and dear to my heart: Autism April is National Autism Awareness Month and April 2nd is World Autism Day. Of course, my family doesn't need a special month or day for autism; around our [...]
Diversity, With or Without Wheels
Over the years, I've watched a lot of children's television (some of it educational and some not so much). Many of these shows have the admirable goal of helping children learn about the diverse people who make up our world. Unfortunately, I've noticed (in my informal, unscientific survey of what my kids enjoy watching) that [...]
Good Morning America Piece on Neurodiversity
In case you missed it, Ari Ne'eman, president of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN) and Kristina Chew of Autism Vox were featured on Good Morning America piece called "Autistic and Proud." You can watch the video clip or read and comment on the article. I have to say, Diane Sawyer made me roll my eyes [...]
Neurodiversity in the News
Photo credit:by LoreleiRanveig on Flickr Before I started blogging, I'd never heard of the neurodiversity movement, although I'd certainly heard plenty about autism in the mainstream media. It always hurt to hear autism referred to as "devastating" or "brain damage," since my son has always seemed different, not damaged to me. I don't mean to [...]
