Autistic People’s Social Skills
Have you observed that Autistic people simply don’t know how to acceptably respond to social questions such as “how are you?” Why don’t they know what to do? Like other … Continue reading
Autism, Behavior and the Impact of Kindness
Have you ever tried to understand why a person who is Autistic behaves the way she/he does at any given moment? Judy Endow explained this frustration point from her perspective … Continue reading
I Know What Causes Autism
“In no certain order, I have read the following explanations for autism over the years: Autism is caused by mercury. Autism is caused by lead. Autism begins with poor maternal … Continue reading
School was the Hardest Thing About Growing Up Autistic
The world as seen by an Autistic student isn’t pretty or encouraging to them. They just “don’t fit” in our traditional classroom organization and they know it! Here’s another wonderfully … Continue reading
Are you looking for housing for adults with Autism?
I haven’t seen any articles I’d like to re-post this past until I saw this one. I recently had lunch with a long time friend of mine who is the … Continue reading
Are there really ranges in the Autism Spectrum?
It seems that every time I feature a post about Autism I have a lot of “hits.” So, here is another post that I saw just yesterday from anonymouslyautistic.net. In … Continue reading
Having Autism/Aspergers Syndrome can be Positive?
Yes, there are many positive aspects to having been created with Autism and/or Asperger’s Syndrome. Please read this post from “anonymouslyautistic” to see what I mean. For instance, while employed … Continue reading
Why won’t Autistic people Look at you?
To answer that question you must read the latest blog from Judy Endow. She understands that we non-Autistic people consider eye contact a very basic conversational technique. Autistic people find … Continue reading
Is your inner self Autistic?
Are you a teacher of someone who has been described as Autistic? What would it feel like to be stuck somewhere in the spectrum of Autism? Many parents and teachers … Continue reading
Teaching Autistic People
Have you ever considered that the food diet of Autistic people should probably be different than that from fast food restaurants? I know of a mother who is quite selective … Continue reading
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