“Never again would people think I was stupid or that I had the mind of a toddler.” Oh, man. Aren’t those words just beautiful? Don’t you believe that about your child? When everybody is saying “Oh, they can’t learn.” THEY CAN. Here, Let’s get some proof. The Autistic Mind Finally Speaks: Letterboard Thoughts -Gregory Tino- […]
This month’s Book club is very interesting, it is called Secrets of the Autistic Millionaire This book is written by a person in their 50s. They were diagnosed with autism much later in life and when he was going through the different testing, he has a really good experience.And so he says “…the good news, […]
This is a great book, but there is one aspect missing, and I’ll certainly point it out as we go along. How Anxiety Affects the Body The book first starts off by saying, how does anxiety affect the body? It goes through and describes what anxiety is, how it can look very different in children […]
“Presuming confidence of all non-speakers, which basically means assume every non-speaker with autism is every bit as normal and smart as any other kid and to treat them accordingly.” Underestimated by J. B. Hanley and Jameson Hanley Let’s get into this book. This book is about a father and his son who has autism. And […]
This month’s book club is: Carly’s Voice: Breaking Through Autism -Arthur Fleischmann, Carly Fleischmann Welcome to our Book Club! Thank you for voting on this month’s book. If you’d like to vote for next month’s book, please join my email list here. “Carly’s voice makes it very clear that a non-verbal person with autism has […]
There’s a lot of useful information in here, and I certainly recommend this book. So let’s get into this book… This month’s book club is: Positive Parenting for Autism -Victoria Boone MA BCBA First, let me say you are a wonderful parent for even wanting to know more about this topic. It might not feel […]
Think about it when it’s hard to verbalize, what else is your choice to communicate? Behaviors! So let’s get into this book… This month’s book club is: Secrets To Communicating With Your Child With Autism -Maria E.R Schafer, and James Schafer Great title. My favorite part of the book is how the subtitle is “Your […]
The poem is titled ‘Me Revisited’: “I can’t sit still. What’s wrong with me? My body is doing things I can’t explain. My dignity, I am trying to maintain. People stare at me when I rock and shake. I don’t know how much more I can take. So much to deal with going on inside […]
What do you say to your other children about your child who has autism? Sometimes it’s a tough discussion, right? Is there a right answer? Is there a wrong answer? Even if you have an only child, this book will be relevant to you. So whenever I’m talking about siblings, just replace that word either […]
There’s a lot of things about autism that Temple Grandin herself admits to being wrong about. Let’s find out about that in this book club post: The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum -Temple Grandin, -Richard Panek Temple Grandin is probably the most well-known person with autism. She has been a fantastic self-advocate. She’s written […]
