Healthy Change
January 13, 2021
Nearly every autism parent I connect with, at conferences, at talks, and online, has this sneaking fear. And sometimes the fear isn’t very far in the background. This niggling, nasty, voice says things like: I did something wrong I must have made some mistake(s) I am the problem because my […]
January 2, 2017
What on earth could mourning the many-years-ago passing of a sports store have to do with autism? Bear with me. There are a bunch of factors. But they essentially amount to: The way we design, use, and either maintain or replace our gear has an impact on autism. The way […]
September 7, 2016
Since the first world war (WWI), autism rates for new primary school students have been roughly doubling every ten years (click here to see one of many similar graphs available online from around the world). We know from records that behaviours and attributes we now call autistic have been recognized […]
February 23, 2015
It’s not an easy thing for an extreme introvert with sensory sensitivities to spend a whole day at a conference. Even though I’m really motivated to change the world’s understanding of autism, and am driven to do my absolute best, I often have a difficult few days afterwards, as my […]
December 10, 2014
Autistic Women’s Rights Challenge: Please ask your national, provincial, territorial, or state autism organization to include the voices of autistic women who have NOT been able to access an ASD diagnosis. Request that they add a women’s diagnostic questionnaire to their current survey of adult needs. It is often well-nigh […]