Female and on the spectrum
There are so many controversial topics in autism: gluten, age of diagnosis, “where you are on the spectrum,” should America still have Asperger’s as a diagnosis, and whether or not…
Supportive Parenting
The journey from wondering if something is developmentally different with your child to becoming an informed advocate may feel daunting. Fortunately, Jan Starr Campito has written the exceptional book Supportive…
Parenting and Adulting
As graduation season nears, I’ve been reflecting on the role of parenting and the goals of adulting. This year I have a disproportionate number of folks transitioning in some formal…
More autism related links
One advantage of relentless networking on behalf of my clients is that people send me links and resource ideas. Sometimes I can’t make an entire blog post out of a…
Autism Adulthood
My clients, who are awesome, continue to bring me book titles to consider reading. A few weeks ago one of my young adults brought in Autism Adulthood by Susan Senator. …
First, Then
When you have a child who struggles with language, how do you help them structure the day? How do you communicate the impact of choices in a meaningful way? You…
College students – mind your calendars!
Ah, spring break! What a lovely time to kick your feet up, relax, sneak in a nap, and rejuvenate for the second half of the semester. Happily you have weeks…
Observation + preparation = Aspertools
Always on a quest for new books to help me understand my clients, I recently went hunting for new resources. Sometimes “new” is a few years old, but “new to…