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Autism and Comfortable Glamour

May 14, 2012

Sound like an oxymoron?  I have the world’s greatest collection of sweatpants.  (I exaggerate.) My kids even bought a pair of “dress” sweatpants for me in gray with pleats. They know their mama.  They know I also want to feel pretty as well as comfortable. When it comes down to it, do I have to [...]

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Garanimals and Soft Clothing for Adults with Autism/Asperger’s…if only.

April 26, 2010

This is not my idea; it’s my husband’s because fashion chic is not my forté.  The color has to feel right.  The fabric has to feel right.  The fit of the clothing has to be right.  Ten minutes or three hours later, I rip those clothes off because they don’t feel right, and my breathing [...]

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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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Sensory Processing Disorder Book Review: I’m Not Weird, I Have SPD by Chynna Laird

August 13, 2009

Talk about echoes of my childhood and my present with my Sensory Processing Disorder (a.k.a. Sensory Integrative Dysfunction). In the book, I’m Not Weird, I have SPD, author Chynna Laird uses descriptive words like:  hurt, screamed, pain, and scared. Those are words that I use to this day as an adult with SPD. Sensory overload [...]

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