The North Star and the Compass

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Kite flying... a metaphor for raising kids
And AAC, AI, Joy, incontinence, Communication First, homeschool and segregation, Apraxia Pictello
Maybe this is what parents of young autistic kids need to be told
And also Just Right for Us, keyboard, emotions, accessible communication, the right parent, typical morning, interventions
It's all about growth and love
And more growth and more love
Using research on burnout in movement spaces to pull levers in parenting
Also microscope, words, de-humanizing non-speakers, ADHD reality show, Simpsons
My Access Need is a Paradigm Shift
Unbound Futures episode 2
How unschooling theme days pushed us out of a rut
Also digital picture frames ftw, kids outside of boxes, kid logic, imitation, flourishing, lycra, I get mad
Showing A- that he's centered in his own life
And Intellectual Disabilities, k-shaped economy, unschooling themes, third choice, fine-motor, accomplished
The North Star and the Compass
The North Star and the Compass
Parent of a multi-modal communicating autistic 5 year old - the world is his AAC. On a multi-lifetime journey to examine and dismantle my ableism. Learning about cripping language, unschooling, and disability justice through being present with my kid.
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Louise’s essays & stories on all things neurodivergent.
Louise’s essays & stories on all things neurodivergent.
Louise E
remind me to love
remind me to love
Sebene Selassie
Kai Cheng Thom - Letters from an Extremist for Love
Kai Cheng Thom - Letters from an Extremist for Love
Kai Cheng Thom
postcards from the end of the world
postcards from the end of the world
Leah Piepzna-Samarasinha
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