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NPR Interviews Autistic Researcher

On 24 August, 2010 By Liz
Lisa Daxer was interviewed on NPR recently. I did not hear the interview, but I did read the article linked below, and it is excellent. Autism Gives Woman An ‘Alien View’ Of Social Brains : NPR Lisa is an autistic college student, who, like I did, became a lay anthropologist in order to understand the [...]
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Definition of Asperger’s Syndrome

On 23 August, 2010 By Liz
{I’ll try to post more often. I promise!} Here’s something I wrote as a reply to someone with rather misguided ideas about Asperger’s. … one doesn’t “have Aspergers for 6 years”, any more than one has blue eyes for 6 years. AS is a brain condition, we’re wired differently, and that can cause not only [...]
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Communication for Adults

On 19 July, 2010 By Liz
Sorry I haven’t written in a while … I’ll blame personal life. But as I was answering an e-mail, I realized this was blog post material. The original post was about arguing with an Aspie spouse, and how to do it effectively. It was also about how an Aspie can build empathy. Mose people with [...]
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Thanks

On 24 May, 2010 By Liz
A friend asked: (do you) have any tricks to teach kids to know how to respond when someone gives them something, especially if it is something your son/daughter doesn’t really find interesting or want? “Thank You” is plenty for me, especially if the item was clearly an afterthought on the part of the giver. [I’m [...]
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Ocelot’s Story

On 19 May, 2010 By Liz
Since I’ve mentioned her quite a bit, it’s probably time to talk about my daughter, Ocelot, who started me on this journey. Ocelot is not her real name. I want to protect her privacy, so I use a code name for her (and my son, who is known as Climber). Even before she was born, [...]
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Advice to a Teen Girl

On 17 May, 2010 By Liz
Sometimes when we talk about parenting, we focus on the early years. But kids grow, and in order to be a good parent, we need to cover different topics. When my daughter was 12 and starting to have boys attracted to her, we talked about the three types of boys/men. [I know this list isn’t [...]
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Resource: Dan Coulter

On 7 May, 2010 By Liz
I only recently found out about Dan, though he’s been active in the Spectrum world for quite some time. Dan is a video producer, and has been making videos to help Aspies negotiate the world ever since his son was diagnosed. Just recently, Dan realized he is Aspie too … a very common occurence. In addition [...]
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Labels, Part 2

On 5 May, 2010 By Liz
Another thing that bothers me about labels — some people identify too strongly with the label. I am thinking about two women I know with limited mobility. One is a vibrant woman, who has made a name for herself in her field, travels around the world as part of her profession, and just incidentally, uses [...]
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Labels, Part 1

On 4 May, 2010 By Liz
I am not a fan of labels, for many reasons. Holding too close to a precise label can hurt our kids. Too many school districts will only provide services for students with conditions listed in the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or, as a friend calls it “The Big Book of Crazy”). [...]
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School: Assignment Tracking

On 29 April, 2010 By Liz
As I’ve mentioned, my daughter, who I refer to as Ocelot, is a freshman in high school, and has PDD-NOS. She has always had trouble with executive functioning and organization. Keeping track of school assignments has been a nightmare. We’ve tried calendar-format planner books, and calendar software, with no luck — Ocelot does not like [...]
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