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No, It’s Not the Same – Autism
There are a couple of traits that the majority of humanity—at least among the folks I have known in the course of time—seem to have somewhat in common. They are, a desire to find similarities, and a tendency towards “one-upmanship.” These two tendencies, frankly, make it that much harder to explain Autism to folks who…
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The Spectrum and Levels – Autism
It’s always hard to recall exactly when and where you have said what, and to whom. On top of that, even if you’ve said something multiple times, it’s entirely possible that folks have missed the expression of it, either by simply overlooking it, or because they haven’t read, seen or heard what you’ve said. One…
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How Do Most People Recognize Autism? Short Answer, “They Don’t!”
My son is a “party mooch.” I doubt seriously that this is a thing commonly said about moderately Autistic children, but it’s certainly true for Garrett. Sometime in the last year (his fifth), we were in a local park. There was an “event” going on there, that was for the children of the staff of…
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Autism – What Did You Know and When Did You Know It?
I’m not a person who likes to draw conclusions on obviously incomplete data. For example, I like to make sure people are as aware of things pertinent to any post I write as possible. That’s why I’m prefixing this post with the statement that I have an Autistic soon-to-be-six-year-old at home. I know that people…
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What’s Important?
Anybody who knows me personally (and some who don’t) are aware that I have an Autistic son. As a result, I tend to pay attention when folks (especially adults) who have Autism or deal with Autistic folks, speak about their experience and give advice on things you can do to help in the process of…
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What, Again?
Before I get into the “meat” of this post, allow me to tell you just a little about myself. To begin with, my training and credentials regarding Autism amount to zilch other than my experiences with a certain five-year-old named Garrett (and a few random encounters with other Autistic children and their parents, siblings and…
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About Garrett, Autism and Their Intersection
Finally, a chance to add to my blog on a more significant subject than even the ones with which I have been prone to deal. What brings about this change? It’s the acknowledgement by a member of the medical community (as well as the local school system) that my son (Garrett) is Autistic (and very…