About Judy Endow

Judy Endow, MSW is an author, artist, and international speaker on a variety of autism-related topics. The award winning Paper Words, Discovering and Living with My Autism ,  Learning the Hidden Curriculum: The Odyssey of One Autistic AdultPaper Words, and many other wonderful books can be found on her website JudyEndow.com.

High-Functioning or Low-Functioning?

2016-11-10T10:11:29-05:00By |Categories: Ableism, Author, blog, General, Judy Endow, Neurodiversity|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In this life I am missing the ability to go

Autistic Meltdown or Temper Tantrum?

2016-11-10T10:11:30-05:00By |Categories: Author, Autism, blog, General, Judy Endow, Neurodiversity, Search Categories|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Autistic meltdowns and temper tantrums are not the same thing. Autistic meltdowns typically occur as a response to being overwhelmed.

An Autistic Weighs in on Friendship

2016-11-10T10:11:30-05:00By |Categories: Advocacy, Author, blog, General, Judy Endow|Tags: , , , , , , , |

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.

Creating Visuals Instantly for Unpredictable Activities

2016-11-10T10:11:32-05:00By |Categories: Author, Autism, blog, General, Inclusive Education, Judy Endow, Ollibean Family, Parenting|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As an adult with autism, knowing what will happen during

Autism, Airports and Lifelong Learning

2016-11-10T10:11:35-05:00By |Categories: Author, blog, Books You Need, Education, General, Judy Endow, Lifestyle, Search Categories|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

For most of my life airports have befuddled me. It

Is Autism a Disability or a Difference?

2016-11-10T10:11:35-05:00By |Categories: Advocacy, Author, Autism, blog, General, Judy Endow, Neurodiversity, Resources We Love, Search Categories|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

So many ideas in the larger autism community often become

Losing an Autism Diagnosis

2016-11-10T10:11:35-05:00By |Categories: Advocacy, Advocacy Resources, Author, blog, Books You Need, General, Judy Endow|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am an almost 60-year-old autistic woman who can navigate

Skunk Hair, Autism and Social Understanding

2016-11-10T10:11:35-05:00By |Categories: Author, blog, Books You Need, General, Judy Endow, Lifestyle|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There is a saying, “love makes the world go round,”

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