Tag Archives: neurodivergent

What Do You Know About Autism?

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

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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Viewing the World With Autism

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

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

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

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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