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• Book Review: Recognizing Autism in Women & Girls

  

  I've always found it strange that autism seems to be mainly a "boy thing". Statistically, autism is recognised four times as often in boys as it is in girls... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2022 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Elon Musk and Asperger's Syndrome

  

  I've just finished reading the 2016 biography of Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance. It's a great read and I'd highly recommend it but this post is not a book review -... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2022 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Single Parenting and Kids on the Spectrum - Part 3

  

  Parenting kids on the spectrum comes with a unique set of challenges and being a single parent puts its own spin on this. In my previous two posts, I looked at... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2022 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Single Parenting and Kids on the Spectrum - Part 2

  

  Last week, I had some tips for single-parenting very young autistic children. This time I want to give you some tips for single parents of school aged children. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2022 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Single Parenting and Kids on the Spectrum - Part 1

  

  I get a lot of correspondence from single parents with autistic children. In the vast majority of the cases, it's single mothers with boys, though sometimes it'... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2022 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Welcome to 2022

  

  It's 2022 and after something of a hiatus, I'm back. I figure it's time for an update on who I am and where my family is at. I'm on the autism spectrum and am i... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2022 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Do We Become More Autistic as We Get Older?

  

  It seems an odd question but it's one that crops up with alarming regularity on autism forums with older members. It's also a loaded question because the litera... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2021 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Kate Goldfield - In Memoriam

  

  I've been taking a break from blogging for a while because it seemed to me that the world had bigger problems than autism and Asperger's syndrome. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2021 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• When Kids on the Spectrum Trash the House

  

  A couple of days ago, I was reading a thread about a mother who came home to find that her son had completely trashed the house - again. It reminded me of thing... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Book Review: What Your Child on the Spectrum Really Needs by Jenna Gensic

  

  What your Child on the Spectrum Really Needs: Advice from 12 Autistic Adults.For Autistic People Everywhere. May Your Voices Be Heardby Jenna GensicThis is a... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Lockdown and School -Some Kids Struggle to Self-Manage

  

  With Lockdown still in effect in lots of places, I wanted to share some of the experiences I had with my son and his inability to self-manage when it came to... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Article: Autism Stimming, Hand Flapping and Other Self Stimulatory Behaviors

  

  Autism Parenting Magazine is has a new article on Stimming that is pretty comprehensive and ticks all of the right boxes (I checked it over). Head over here to... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Teaching Your Teenage Aspie to Drive

  

  It's finally happened, my eldest son, now 19.5 has decided that he's ready to learn how to drive. He's made the effort, with admittedly quite a bit of prompting... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Autism and Lockdown - Part 2 Making the Most of Lockdown

  

  In my previous post, I talked about the sorts of things that you need to do with kids on the spectrum in order to keep them safe during lockdown. Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Autism and Lockdown - Part 1 Things You Need to Do

  

  These last few weeks have been unprecedented. Who would have thought that we'd reach a point where a pandemic caused a lockdown in most countries, where... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Fatherhood and Teens on the Spectrum Who Rebel

  

  It’s not uncommon for fathers to feel like they don’t get any respect from their teens. This is the case in many families regardless of whether the kids are on... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Time Blindness and Autism

  

  People with Autism and Asperger's syndrome may experience a variety of different executive functioning issues. These include issues with; organisation skills,... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Rounding up 2019

  

  We've reached the end of yet another year and before I jump into 2020, I wanted to take a look back at my posts and activities for 2019. Life ChangesI started... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Being a Good Dad to Kids on the Spectrum

  

  One of the frustrating things about the fathers, particularly fathers of kids on the spectrum is that for various reasons, they're not always "engaged" in the... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Strategies for When Your Autistic Teenager Needs Help with Math

  

  There's no doubt about it, mathematics is a very important skill. It's a skill that you will use throughout your entire life whether it's for checking your... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY