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I Just Learned My Child Is Autistic, What Now? Part III – Autism
It can be a somewhat amazing thing to find out that you have enough to say on a given subject to write three or more thousand word blog entries on the subject. Apparently—and I should tell you that I’m a bit surprised to find this is the case—this is true for my “advice to people […]
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I Just Learned My Child Is Autistic, What Now? Part II – Autism
The very last article I wrote was on this same subject. I found that I had a great deal more to say than I initially thought. The reality is that there are a lot of things that more or less apply to “normal” children, on which a certain amount of “spin” most be employed when […]
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I Just Learned My Child Is Autistic, What Now? – Autism
I try very hard to not let folks I meet when with my son know that he is Autistic. Even so, I have told more than a few people this was the case to make them aware for one reason or another. Most of the time, the result is all but a sympathetic “There, there! […]
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More on the Spectrum – Autism
Sometime in the not-too-distant past, I had a discussion with a relative on Facebook in which we talked about the various “designations” applied to Autistic folks. The individual in question is considered to be mildly Autistic (to the degree that she was able to go through her entire childhood without a diagnosis), my son, Garrett, […]
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Be Not Disheartened – Autism
I have said before, that it is entirely possible I am mildly Autistic. I have never been diagnosed, but since having to deal with a moderately Autistic boy (my six year old), I’ve come to notice some striking similarities in his “condition” and my past. Whether or not I am Autistic, the one thing I […]
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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 […]