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• Mansplaining and Other Conversation Breakers

  

  Of all of the bad things that men do to women, Mansplaining is the one that terrifies me the most on a personal level. This is because I believe that I'm... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Teaching Teens with Autism About Budgeting

  

  Money is the key to freedom and it's essential that all teens know how to work within the confines of a budget before they reach an age where adult... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Autistic Burnout - Causes and Prevention

  

  In some of my other posts, I've talked about meltdowns, which are when people on the autism spectrum lose control. I've also talked about the quieter form of... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• When Should Parents Stop Pushing Their Children with Asperger's Syndrome?

  

  If you're the parent of a young adult with Asperger's syndrome you'll be very familiar with the need to keep educating and pushing your child. Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Mother's Day Poem

  

  My Parents; Bill and Doris holding me at Hornsby Heights, NSW 1969Today is Mother's Day in Australia and apart from presents and food, one of the traditions I... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Adjusting Society to Meet the Needs of People with Autism

  

  As we wind down April, the month of "light it up blue", "autism awareness" and "autism acceptance", I wanted to ponder the other side of the equation. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Autism Representation and the Road Ahead

  

  Over the years, April has been associated with the "Light it up Blue" campaign launched by the group "Autism Speaks". The campaign originally advocated awarenes... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Dealing with Food Wrapper Mess Kids on the Autism Spectrum

  

  You've been hounding your kid for a week to clean up his room and you finally go in because you need to pick up his washing or he'll have nothing to wear to... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Getting Speech Flowing in Non-Verbal Children

  

  One of the many interesting things about people on the autism spectrum is that the abilities of most people seem to be wildly underestimated. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Book Review: Uniquely Normal: Tapping The Reservoir of Normalcy To Treat Autism...

  

  Uniquely Normal: Tapping The Reservoir of Normalcy To Treat Autism by Robert J. BernsteinUniquely Normal is a very impressive book which looks at a number of... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Avoiding Sensory Pitfalls at Christmas and Other End of Year Gatherings

  

  I love Christmas. I love all the flashing lights, the familiar Christmas carols and the decorations. I didn't really enjoy visiting relatives when I was little... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2017 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Asperger's Special Interest's Impact on Making and Keeping Friends

  

  When I was younger, I didn't really "make friends". They made me. Come to think of it. Nothing has really changed. It's not that I'm an unfriendly person, it's... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2017 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• It Takes Two, Two Sides to Every Story (Relationships and Aspergers)

  

  It seems strange to say it but I’d never heard of Katy Perry until she hit the headlines for dressing “inappropriately” on Sesame Street back in 2010. Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2017 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Do People with Asperger’s Syndrome Feel Pain?

  

  In movies and television shows, characters with Asperger’s syndrome are often portrayed as feeling very little emotionally or physically. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2017 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Life Rules: Behavioural Phrases to Live By

  

  Kids with Asperger's work best with rules and lists to follow. This applies in more or less every aspect of their lives. It's major part of their development an... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2017 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Star Wars Identities -- and How Children with Asperger's Are More Than Meets...

  

  A few weeks ago, my boys and I visited a Star Wars exhibition in the millennium dome, London. It was called Star Wars Identities and it was very interactive... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2017 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Book Review: Meet ME Where I'm At by Cindy Best and Joyce Shor Johnson

  

  Meet ME Where I'm At by Cindy Best and Joyce Shor JohnsonPublished by Future HorizonsMeet me where I'm at is a very unusual book. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2017 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Book Review: In My World by Jillian Ma, Illustrated by Mimi Chao

  

  In My WorldWritten by Jillian MaIllustrated by Mimi ChaoPublished by Future Horizons, 2017In my world is children's picture book that carries a very touching... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2017 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Finding Solitude in Crowds - Asperger's and Alone-Time

  

  People with Asperger’s syndrome need “alone-time". It's critical to their continued functioning. Without a chance to calm down people with Asperger’s suffer fro... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2017 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Negative Emotions Are Transferable

  

  One of the more interesting realisations I've reached in the last couple of years is that negative emotions, such as depression are actually transferable... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2017 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY