Category Archives: Autistic “Behavior”

Autism and the Importance of Stabilization

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. As an autism consultant I am often asked how I sort out what to do when I see an autistic client […]

Sun Waves: A Sensory Aspect of My Autism

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. “As a child I eventually came to love being outdoors, but I didn’t always love it. In fact, I can recall the […]

Autism, Differences and Murder

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Ever since the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial and more recently, after a police officer shot and killed […]

Autism and Thinking With Colors

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. I think in colors. My thinking colors have sound and movement. When I hear spoken words my neurology automatically goes for […]

Autism and Psychiatric Diagnoses

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. At different times during my growing up and even during my adult years autism wasn’t something people knew much about. I […]

We Are Not In Our Own World

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. We need to be careful about how we think about and talk about people with disabilities. One example is the reference […]

Losing an Autism Diagnosis

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. French Translation: Peut-on « perdre » un diagnostic d’autisme? I am an almost 60-year-old autistic woman who can navigate the world […]

Skunk Hair, Autism and Social Understanding

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. There is a saying, “love makes the world go round,” but for real it is NOT love. Instead, it is the […]

I ALREADY AM A HUMAN BEING

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Written in English: I ALREADY AM A HUMAN BEING https://icc-wi.org/advocacy/i-already-am-a-human-being/ ‎ French Translation: JE SUIS DÉJÀ UN ÊTRE HUMAIN https://icc-wi.org/french-blogs/je-suis-deja-un-etre-humain/‎ I do […]

Don’t Mix Up Empathy and Civil Rights

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. French Translation: Empathie et droits humains : deux approches à ne pas confondre Many times in the autism community parents of […]