The Degrees of Awareness
When most of what you do revolves around autism, you come to believe that everyone shares some kind of base level of understanding. At one-in-50, most everyone today at least… Read more »
Anne Sullivan, The Original Pioneer
I recently attended the dramatic depiction of the story of Helen Keller also known as “The Miracle Worker”. It was there that I realized that Annie Sullivan, unbeknownst to her,… Read more »
We’re aware, already!
Kathleen and I have been participating in April’s Autism Awareness Month online for four years now and arguing that acceptance is key. Awareness alone is meaningless. We’ve collected and edited… Read more »
The Big News That We Already Knew
It came as a shock to most people who watched the nightly news on a major network last night: new CDC-phone-survey figures show that one in 50 school-aged children now… Read more »
The Hidden Side: Aggressive Behavior and Families in Need
Kathleen and I have seen and read a lot in our years navigating autism-land, and one of the things that gets hidden away is the issue of aggression. We feel… Read more »
The Autism Bookshelf: How Can I Help?
Hillary Clinton’s famous remark that “it takes a village to raise a child” triggered what’s become an ongoing national dialogue of sorts: debating the importance of people, communities, and institutions… Read more »
The Autism Bookshelf: The Complete Guide to Getting a Job for People with Asperger’s Syndrome
It’s a goal of mine, albeit one much too deferred, to run the Chicago Marathon. As I was finishing up school in 2008, shedding the pounds I put on from… Read more »
Introduction to The Blog Ladies
Kim Wombles – The Blog Ladies Kathleen Leopold and I met online nearly four years ago. In that time, we’ve written lots of posts together, including fictional best friends Thelma… Read more »
We’re really gratified
The Autism Channel We’ve received a great number of positive comments from people listening to the NPR/WNYC On The Media show, and it has only just begun. We think it… Read more »
The Autism Bookshelf: The Asperkid’s Secret Book of Social Rules
When you see me on I Am Autistic here on The Autism Channel, I’d like to think you see me as well-behaved. I try not to cut guests off. I… Read more »