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• University Life - Part 1

  I was recently asked about how aspergers affected my university experience and I realised that I haven't talked about it at all. This is my attempt at correctin... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Article: Aspergers Advantages in the Workplace by Matt Friedman

  I want to draw your attention to a great post written by Matt Friedman.Matt is an aspie cartoonist and his cartoons have caught my attention many times before. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Book Review: "Starting Sensory Therapy" by Bonnie Arnwine

  Children with sensory needs tend to have two reactions to stimuli. Either they can't get enough of a particular form of stimuli or even the slightest form of... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Anxiety in Cub Scouting (Some Things We'd Like to Tell Parents)

  This is post is part of "Best of the Best: Series 6: Anxiety and Stress.Anxiety in children is a topic which is very close to my heart at the moment. Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Aspie Interactions with the Police

  Over the last few weeks, I've read several blogs where aspies have described their interactions with the law. In every case, the incidents were blown out of... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Bullying: The Bully's Side of the Story

  This is the final post in the bullying series.So far in this series, we've concentrated on the victims of bullying and quite rightly too. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Article: "Help! IEP Time" on Aspergers: A Mom's Eye View

  Just wanted to draw your attention to an excellent series of articles about the IEP (Individualised Education Programme) on Aspergers: A Mom's Eye View... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2011 FAMILY

• Making Yourself Less of a Target for Bullying

  So far we've looked at the different ways in which bullying can manifest itself and discussed some options for damage control once it starts. Some people howeve... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Taking a Vacation with Special Needs Children

  This is a "Best of the Best" Post.Is there such a thing as "taking a vacation" when special needs children are involved? I know many people whose whole idea of ... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2011 FAMILY

• Bullying in the Workplace

  

  If you think that bullying is just something that kids do, think again. Bullying occurs quite frequently in the workplace and unlike school bullying, there is... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2011 BUSINESS, CAREER

• The Rise of Cyberbullying

  Most people seem to think that Cyber-bullying is simply "internet bullying" but the issue is much older than that. Simply put, cyber-bullying means bullying... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2011 TECH

• Bullying Outside of School

  Links to Previous entries in this Series:Part 1: Bullies and Bullying - An IntroductionPart 2: The Primary School BullyPart 3: The High School BullySo far in... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The High School Bully

  Links:Part 1: Bullies and Bullying - An IntroductionPart 2: The Primary School BullyThere are massive differences between the primary school bully and the high... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• The Primary School Bully

  Bullies are everywhere!If you've been bullied, then chances are that you met your first bully in primary (elementary) school.The Tools of the Primary School... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Bullies and Bullying - An Introduction

  This post marks the start of a series on bullies and bullying. I'm hoping to cover bullying in primary/elementary school all the way through to the workplace. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Movie Review: Adam 2009

  

  Links: IMDB / Rotten Tomatoes 65% out of 119 reviews.I'd been wanting to see Adam for a long time but somehow I missed it at the movies. Last night, I finally... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2011 MOVIES

• The 'Drag to School' Morning Routine

  This is a "Best of the Best" Post.School is a drag. Literally.I'm lucky because being a father, I only have to cope with the school morning routine on my days... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Accepting the Child Who Doesn't Engage During Play

  Some of the biggest issues that children with aspergers and other forms of autism tend to face are social ones and in the early years these tend to be most... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Best of the Best Series

  

  I want to briefly talk about the best of the best series because up to this point, I haven't introduced it properly.The Best of the Best series was devised by... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING

• EBooks and Compulsive Collecting

  

  I was reading an article on author Tobias Buckell's views on eBook piracy a couple of days ago and was struck by a couple of key paragraphs where he refers to... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2011 FAMILY