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Busy Week

On 28 April, 2010 By Liz
Real life interferes with blog-writing. I have a list of projects a mile long, I’m chaperoning a field trip for my son today, am speaking at a conference this weekend (print handouts!), plus my kids have activities 20 miles apart. At least my conference talk will provide blog material … it’s on IEP writing. So, [...]
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… or are we Elves?

On 22 April, 2010 By Liz
Now we’re just getting silly. But even in siliness, there sometimes is truth … Asperger syndrome – An elfish race? « Critical Phronesis This is an interesting web page, if only for the mix of scholarly thinking and poor grammar. I can only conclude the author is not a native English speaker. Still, his idea [...]
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Are We Neanderthals?

On 22 April, 2010 By Liz
I just ran across this article, and it definitely merits study. The Neanderthal theory of autism, Asperger and ADHD This scholarly article seems to indicate that spectrum folk have retained quite a bit of DNA from Neanderthal ancestors, and this affects the way our brains work. So, maybe we are a different species! I’ll be [...]
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Looking for Help: Parenting the Spectrum Teen

On 18 April, 2010 By Liz
I haven’t updated the blog recently, for reasons that actually tie into my family life. My daughter, who I call “Ocelot” online, is 14. My readers with teenaged girls understand how difficult this age is. Ocelot is filled with stress, anger and a bit of depression. I’m getting some of it, but most of her [...]
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Autism “Epidemic”?

On 14 April, 2010 By Liz
Another busy day … here’s an article that offers an explanation for the rise in autism spectrum diagnoses that we’ve been seeing lately. A New Theory About the ‘Autism Epidemic’ In summary, the article states that the “epidemic” is not due to environmental factors, or vaccines, but to living near (and being in the same [...]
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Parenting Tip: Don’t Ask Why

On 12 April, 2010 By Liz
I haven’t posted as much as I’d like recently … real life has been getting in the way again. This one’s a short tip — when possible, avoid asking your child why questions regarding motivation or reasons why s/he did something. This is true for all kids, but especially  Spectrum kids, who may not be [...]
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Book and Link Recommendations Needed

On 7 April, 2010 By Liz
As you may have noticed, I’m trying to make this more than just a blog. I want The Aspie Parent to be a good reference source for Aspergers adults with kids, NT parents with Aspie kids, and AS families. [Some of the above, all of the above, or none of the above.] I have begun [...]
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Aspie Tip: Apologies

On 5 April, 2010 By Liz
Lots of Aspergers kids (and a few adults) have a very hard time with apologies. They won’t apologize unless they feel genuine remorse — and because they often don’t understand others or pick up on the feelings of others, they never do feel true remorse. But apologies are important to anyone who lives with other [...]
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Help Needed – AS Awareness

On 1 April, 2010 By Liz
As you might know if you’ve read my plug (low in the right sidebar), I earn a tiny bit of money designing t-shirts and other items for sale through print on demand companies (Zazzle, Printfection). I’m not good enough at marketing to make much money, though I enjoy the designing. I have no designs promoting [...]
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Who Speaks for Autism Awareness?

On 1 April, 2010 By Liz
According to the group, Autism Speaks, today is Autism Awareness day, and everyone is to wear blue. While the idea of making the NT world aware of autism is good, I am not sure Autism Speaks is the group to promote this. Autism Speaks was founded by the grandparents of a boy who was found [...]
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