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Autism and Eating Elephants Eeeew!

January 31, 2011

I have noticed something in myself that I have noticed in other people with autism. I go into such detail that some things don’t get done.  I think through the whole thing. I gather more information than needed for the project. I have been unlearning this for a few years.  As my mother said, “You [...]

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My Recovery from Autism

December 30, 2010

I am borrowing the term “recovery” from the mental health field, and believe that I have and still am recovering from autism. I have a family member with Bipolar I Disorder, and her symptoms used to be severe.  Once she was diagnosed, the road to recovery showed itself.  We didn’t know what was around each [...]

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Autism and Asperger’s and Hearing What You are Saying: Tips for Teachers, Bosses, Parents and Spouses

December 9, 2009

“When you hear a sound, your brain responds.  When the child with autism hears a sound, their brain responds too, but a little bit later.  What we’re seeing is a…split-second delay in recognizing that sound,”  Tim Roberts says. Ms. Chetry asks, “How does that play out in how children with autism learn and communicate?” “What [...]

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Autism, Asperger’s–Connected References in my Mind formed in a Linear Way

August 11, 2009

This is how a little on how my autistic mind thinks… I just had a talk with my daughter about how she grew up with a parent with Asperger’s Syndrome (on the autism spectrum).  After looking at her like she was an alien (fascinated) and saying, “I don’t get it” and asking pointed questions until [...]

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My Autism, Social Training and Twinkling Lights

June 22, 2009

If you are not on the autism spectrum maybe I can help you understand your loved one’s visual detail that brings such delight, but others may not understand. It’s this detail that can bring a difficulty with understanding context, like in social situations. I have a fascination with twinkling light that draws me and pulls [...]

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Watching lips by people with autism

April 6, 2009

A Yale study is about me too! Especially when I’m in social situations or I’m trying to figure out what is going on in a conversation, I’ll “read lips” instead of looking people in the eye. That doesn’t mean I’m not listening; it means I’m trying really really hard to listen and understand. I tend [...]

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Posture Overload in Sensory Processing Disorder

March 16, 2009

By Dr. Paul Drew, author of Red Carpet Posture Where posture could make a difference with SPD is that it’s one less overload of stimuli going to the central nervous system and the brain. If a person is standing, moving, or sitting with incorrect posture and not in the correct alignment, he or she may [...]

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