Autism: A Mixed Bag of Humor and Help

01/20/2022

Lovely 🥰

A perfect word :-)

09/27/2021

Tylenol Ad should read: When your child discovers Alexa will make a "farting" noise if you ask her too 🙄
A: mom, why did you yell?
Me: because I've been listening to her "fart" for over an hour and I just can't take it anymore!
(We have one in my bedroom and one in the living room. There was no escape. Oh, and A. alternated between the noises and putting her just washed ice cold hands on my back to hear me scream! Sensory seeking that directly affects me! 😆
Alexa people, I hate you. Rant over.

02/27/2019

Look at the child. One distinction I always make to people is between a temper tantrum and a meltdown. They may look similar but they are hugely different. My child is melting down due to the frustration of the constant:
1. pressure to do things she is unable to do
2. reminders that her best isn’t good enough which translates to “she” isn’t good enough.
3. inability to mute some senses to focus on others.
4. Inability to express herself

There are a myriad of reasons a child with special needs could meltdown. There are only a few reasons for a neural typical child. Don’t judge.

Remember this is NOT the same as saying “no” to a neural typical child’s request to ice cream. This does not mean a child with Autism won’t meltdown to a “no” for ice cream but the real reason could be entirely different. Look at the child.

02/18/2019

“... and make the point that if you align people to their strengths then given the chance, they excel,"

For every weakness there is a strength. I believe that whole heartedly. We just have to wait for the business world to catch up!

A few weeks into her legal career, she has already seen how some of her strengths and struggles affect her work.

12/30/2018

Yes, she just can’t. Accept her for who she is and we’ll be there! ❤️

Jamie 🌼

12/04/2018

12/04/2018

The service dog industry still does not have any oversight. Here is a story about two women who did not get away with it.

The for­mer owner of a Yuba-Sut­ter char­ity who said it trained ser­vice dogs for spe­cial needs chil­dren spent thou­sands of dollars in char­i­ta­ble do­na­tions on movie tickets, white­wa­ter raft­ing, mas­sages, a home se­cu­rity sys­tem and other ex­penses,...

06/12/2018

I saw this comment on “Humans of New York”. I love it!
“When someone said, years ago: 'you have a difficult child' I responded: 'No, my child has a difficult time'. People judge, but you know your child best.”

01/29/2018

What do you do when your language delayed child misunderstands something you're doing and believes the worst about you...

I'm listening to "Mein Kampf" on Audiobook. My girl does not understand why I would listen to a book written by such an evil man. I have explained to her why it's important to learn the most we can about such a horrific time in our history, that we need to be able to recognize it should something like this begin again. She doesn't understand. She thinks I'm listening to the book because I admire Hi**er. She thinks I'm listening because I'm a N**i sympathizer. I'm trying to be patient and not let it get to me but there isn't anything much worse than being a N**i sympathizer in my opinion. For now, it helps to focus on her empathy, knowing right from wrong, and for calling me out for what she believes I'm doing and hope the rest will follow.

* if anyone has a similar story I'd really appreciate a comment. Is it still ongoing or did it resolve itself?

09/28/2017

This.

06/07/2017

A very interesting study on the effects of reading and brain connectivity. An especially important finding for ASD children.

Murdaugh, D. L., J. O. Maximo, and R. K. Kana. 2015. 'Changes in intrinsic connectivity of the brain's reading network following intervention in children with autism.' Human Brain Mapping. doi: 10.1002/hbm.22821.