Calming Kids (WA, shipping calculated at checkout) – inflatable deep pressure vests, happy sacks, steamrollers, bed socks, several weighted products, etc.
Sudden skill acquisition
Night-blooming flowers: sudden skill acquisition and extreme context dependence, by Chavisory. A very interesting article about the different skill-development pattern autistic people experience, and how much internal processing occurs before they “suddenly” acquire a skill.
Fixing Autism Research
Fixing Autism Research, by John Elder Robison. John advocates for autistic adults to take a role in shaping the research that affects them. Rather than sinking all available research funding into the long-term plan of finding a cure, he recommends addressing the issues that affect autistics now – comorbids, organisational/sensory issues, applied technology etc.
Autistifying my habitat
Autistifying my habitat, by Radical Neurodivergence Speaking. A fabulously practical visual organisational system to manage her space and time – love it! I think I need to implement a few of these myself…
“Arthur” adds AS character
An animated children’s show called “Arthur” introduces a new character called Carl, who has Aspergers. Simple and sweet, showing first interaction through to friendship, explaining AS and what they taught each other.
Disclosure at work?
To disclose at work or not to disclose at work, that is the Aspie dilemma, by Catastraspie. Contains a great sample letter to colleagues, outlining differences and suggested strategies.
AAC Awareness Month
AAC Awareness Month, by Autistic Academic. AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, which includes signing, picture cards/boards and Speech Generating Devices (SGD’s). I found this article particularly interesting, because I hadn’t previously thought about “sometimes” AAC users – I’d always considered that the people who had speech used speech, and the people who didn’t have speech used AAC devices. Sad (but understandable) to read about her fear of being thought “Odd in that way” or “brain not working right” if she did use a SGD, as she is known to have speech.
Grief and ASD
Grief and ASD, by Karla. A great explanation about the differences between how neurotypicals and autistic people process grief. Some helpful suggestions for both the autistic person and their loved one, great infographics about emotions and relationships, plus some related links.
List of female AS traits
List of female Asperger Syndrome traits. A very thorough list, categorised into appearance/personal habits, intellectual/giftedness/education/vocation, emotional/physical and social/relationships. Also a summary of female/male AS differences.
Aspie Q&A- Social skills training
Social skills training and managing negativity, by M Kelter. An Aspie answers the questions, “What social skills do you wish you’d been explicitly taught?”, and “Why celebrate Asperger’s?”.
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