Ollibean blog features posts for parents raising children with disabilities with love, acceptance and respect.
Judy Endow's Strategies for Providing Sameness and Routine Many children with
Parenting and Caregiving Finding the balance between parenting and
As a non-speaking Autistic, I pay special attention to comments and statements made by parents of other non-speaking Autistics, especially children. Many times I see parents lamenting that they will never listen to their Autistic child say "I love you", or how much they long to hear those words.
Blogging About Children with Disabilities Protecting a child's privacy
"Love Explosions" by the wonderful Beth Ryan is on our
I've written about this before: parents of Autistic children sharing
This blog (The Autism Wars), and all the other blogs
We are all about respect, so of course, Respectfully Connected is a Resource We Love!
Autism and Holiday Schedules by Judy Endow
Our kids went back to school this month and likely
Parents and family of disabled people should start demanding that everyone who is part of their children lives stops using functioning labels. We don’t need to be graded. We already have value.
Because of my autism I have an autistic thinking style.
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As an autistic my connections to other people are perceived
"There are more than 500,000 words in the English language,
As an adult with autism, knowing what will happen during
Guest post from Chasing the Spring's Dani Johnson on the life changing benefits of a blenderized diet made for her daughter. We were drawn to the great recipes Dani shares as well as her experience of learning from adult g-tube users.
Guest blogger Kara Ayers is the Advocacy and Dissemination Coordinator
Parents, home is the single most important place for our
Over the course of my life I have seen many
Yesterday I went to the Genius Bar at the Apple
In a recent post for Think Inclusive, self-advocate Emily Ladau
We hope all kids are learning to code. If they aren't being taught programming skills in school, there are so many great sites that can help them get started today.
“Some people think that kids who are autistic can’t handle getting a transplant. Kids with autism can handle it.” Lief O'Neill
Autism Speaks has been hurting autistics for too long. We are fighting back and we are stronger. It is time to say things like they are. This post is because I feel offended by people defending hateful speech.
Here are some suggestions on how to tune out the
But now and then I meet someone who has. They
Some people consider it so abhorrent to entertain the possibility
We believe deaf or hard-of-hearing children are entitled to full
Amazing resource we love- Autistic Aloha!
Many times in the autism community parents of autistic children do not like autistic adults weighing in on situations that have to do with their autistic children. I am an autistic adult and often have parents telling me that I should not judge situations if I have not lived it – the “until-you-walk-a-mile-in-their-shoes” is told to me nearly every week as I post the latest news articles along with my comments on social media.
My advice for younger autistics and for those who love and support them would be to look at who you ARE as a human being.
