Light it up Blue for World Autism Awareness Day 2013 My 12 year old son was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3. He could not communicate and found the world a very difficult place to negotiate. He retreated into a world of obsessive behaviours to cope with the confusion. He is now 12 […]
Today is International Asperger’s Day 2013. Happy 107th birthday Dr Hans Asperger. International Asperger’s Day is a day to celebrate the good doctor’s birthday on the 18th of February and to increase awareness of Asperger’s Syndrome. Dr Hans Asperger was an Austrian paediatrician who in 1944 described the key features of Asperger’s Syndrome. The syndrome […]
searching for answers, hoping you’re wrong my toddler is obsessed with water toddler obsession with light switches and water 2 year old child that looks sideways child sensory overload with hair dryer rocking stimming toddler fascinated with peripheral vision baby hates neck touched toddler obsessed with light switches rubbing material between fingers need for sameness […]
The Eyes Have It: The Autism Files Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have difficulty with eye contact. They often don’t like looking directly into eyes or maintaining eye contact in order to share experiences with others. Looking into a face, and particularly the eyes, gives us information about what people are thinking and […]
The Big Bang Theory I love the television comedy The Big Bang Theory. At first, after seeing promos of the show, I thought it looked pretty stupid. But changed my mind when I watched a couple of episodes. I was hooked and thought it hilarious with brilliant script writing. The main character Dr Sheldon Cooper […]
Today is International Asperger’s Day, a day to celebrate and show support for people with Asperger Syndrome and their families and carers. I’ve been blogging about Asperger’s Syndrome for the past few days and today, the 18th February is the day. Here is a wonderful video of the amazing surfer Clay Marzo who has Asperger […]
Autism Heroes Many people on the Autism spectrum (which includes Asperger’s Syndrome) have reached dizzy heights in their chosen career or creative endeavour. There is a wonderful book for children (aged 8-12) on the autism spectrum called Different like me: my book of autism heroes by Jennifer Elder. It is very inspiring. The book describes […]
Aspie’s Rock People with Asperger Syndrome often call themselves aspies. Aspies mostly call people who are not on the autism spectrum – neurotypicals. I nearly choked on my Weet-Bix when I heard that expression for the first time . There is a theory (promulgated by aspies I should think) that people with Asperger’s Syndrome are […]
This Saturday the 18th of February, 2012 is International Asperger Day. Happy 106th birthday Dr Hans Asperger for Saturday. International Asperger Day is a day to celebrate the good doctor’s birthday and to increase awareness of Asperger Syndrome. So here goes. Dr Hans Asperger was an Austrian paediatrician who in 1944 described the key features […]
Most people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) don’t like changes in their routines. It is all about rules, regulations, and order. This can be because they experience the world as confusing and chaotic, and it is their way of clawing back some sense of control. They like the predictability that a routine provides. If you know the end of the […]
