Tag Archives: autism

What Do You Know About Autism?

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m sure someone will argue with something up above.  Anyway, this is the end of the ‘Autism Awareness Month’ posts.  I’m curious to know if anybody learned anything interesting about autism.  Not only from my posts, but over the years … Continue reading →

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Looking for the Why of Autism

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m going to ruffle some feathers here.  Only because I’ve met many parents who are determined to find the ‘why’.  They want to know what made their children autistic.  It can stem from: A desire to help understand their child … Continue reading →

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Parenting An Autistic Child

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a post I wrote about parenting and autism back on May 3, 2021.  I thought it would be good to trot it back out and even edit stuff a bit with my current knowledge.  Enjoy even though it’s … Continue reading →

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Viewing the World With Autism

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Many times, I’ve seen my son or an autistic student have trouble with something that we take for granted.  Understanding social cues, basic math, idioms, and the list can keep going because it differs from person to person.  When I … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Curious About Autism

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Pretty sure the title says it all.  Take your time with them if you’re interested. What is a question you have about autism? What is something you think people should know about autism? How would you describe autism to someone?

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World Autism Awareness Month

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Technically, this starts tomorrow.  I assume because you don’t want to start it on April Fools Day.  Still, this is an entire month where attention is brough to autism.  Though, it has gone beyond that to involve ALL neurodivergent people.  … Continue reading →

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Autism Sunday: Misconceptions of Autism

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Today is ‘Autism Sunday’ or ‘International Day of Prayer for Autistic Spectrum Disorders’, which originated in the UK.  Not really a fan of that second name since that makes me think people are praying for a cure or something.  Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Autism and You

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Let’s kind of finish out the weekly topic by opening the floor.  I’m still deciding on if I’m going to make a post about a character that I’m thinking of doing.  This is my next big hero who may be … Continue reading →

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Autism in Fiction

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

I kind of tackled this in 2015 with a Questions 3 post.  I didn’t really go into my own thoughts and details though.  Also, I’ve learned a lot and my beliefs back then might have changed.  As my son gets … Continue reading →

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Autism and Parenting: Here We Go

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

I was asked by Bia Bella Baker to talk about my knowledge of autism.  This was back in March, so it’s taken me a while to get to it.  I actually wrote it the same day, but kept it pushed … Continue reading →

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