High-Functioning or Low-Functioning?
In this life I am missing the ability to go
In this life I am missing the ability to go
This week someone asked me if I was proud to
Autistic meltdowns and temper tantrums are not the same thing. Autistic meltdowns typically occur as a response to being overwhelmed.
Recently, I was told by a parent of a child
In Sidewalk Cracks: Authentic Relationships In life we play on
As an autism consultant I am often asked how
I am a professional person who works as an autism consultant to various school districts when I am not speaking and writing. I have an autism neurology myself so I enjoy the privilege of being able to see and experience autism from a variety of viewpoints. One thing that greatly pains me is the continuing wrong assumptions professional people make about autistics and how those wrong assumptions often get interpreted as fact.
Autism and Holiday Schedules by Judy Endow
All my life I have been easily overwhelmed by sound
As an autistic, I know first hand how my communication
A challenge I am continually faced with as an autistic
Ever since the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman
In the past few years I have had two encounters
by Judy Endow As an adult with autism small talk
Our kids went back to school this month and likely
Because of my autism I have an autistic thinking style.
As an autistic my connections to other people are perceived
As an adult with autism, knowing what will happen during
I started painting with acrylics in 2012. I wanted to
Learning the hidden curriculum social rules of society remains a
I think in colors. My thinking colors have sound and
As an autistic, I have difficulties in the social arena
For most of my life airports have befuddled me. It
At different times during my growing up and even during
So many ideas in the larger autism community often become
I am an almost 60-year-old autistic woman who can navigate
Another April has passed – big sigh of relief! As an
There is a saying, “love makes the world go round,”
As an autistic, I sometimes feel boxed in by the
I am an adult with autism. My thinking is visual
You may like lighting it up blue or using puzzle
I was taught to treat other people the way I