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It's official! Remember back in November when I said we were writing a book? It's out now, available in stores, on Amazon, and even on...
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Mar 12, 20211 min read
Autistic Parents: Is Playtime with the Kids Wearing You Out?
Here is another of our blog posts for Psychology Today! 5 tips for autistic parents to make playing with the kids feel more like PLAY and...
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Jan 26, 20211 min read
The Top 5 Things People in Neurodiverse Couples Should Know
Larry and I co-wrote this blog post for Psychology Today - Read it here. #Communication #ASDinsider #LoveLife
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Jul 13, 20206 min read
Memory Lane: Epiphanies
One of my most frequent memories of childhood and adolescence - and even into young adulthood and still sometimes to this day - are the...
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Jun 24, 20207 min read
Emotional Roller Coasters
A while ago, I wrote a post about the myth that people with autism don't have empathy. In reality of course, autistics DO have empathy,...
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May 26, 20205 min read
My Idea of "Fun" might be Different than Yours
Excel spreadsheets! Cropping photos to look "just so." Listening to the same song or reading the same book over, and over, and over, and...
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May 19, 20203 min read
The Power of a Special Interest
Ok this one sounds like it might get technical. "Special Interest?" What, now? It won't. Simplicity is the key, folks. Especially right...
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May 12, 20206 min read
5 Ways to Be More Spontaneous
Here comes spring (and not far off is summer!) - and soon the world will open back up again after COVID-19. With new horizons will come...
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May 5, 20204 min read
Memory Lane: One Word - Meticulous
When I was growing up, there was one descriptor that followed me around everywhere - at home, at school, visiting family - everyone...
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Apr 15, 20203 min read
What’s with “Identity First” or “Person First” Language?
Ok so it’s taken me a while to feel like I can say anything authoritative on this subject. And remember - I’m just one person. But since...
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Feb 3, 20204 min read
The Reason for the Routines
Routine rigidity, as it is most commonly referred to, is something that everyone experiences to some degree. You may drive the same way...
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Jan 10, 20205 min read
What's in a Timer?
We are an Alexa household. We have no less than 4 of the Amazon Echo devices - count them - 4 - one in the living room, one in our...
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Dec 23, 20194 min read
The Blame Game
I have started exploring some of the local resources designed for adults with Autism. One very helpful group I have found is a "Women...
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Oct 21, 20194 min read
ASD and Empathy
There is still a lot of misinformation out in the world about Autism, ranging from benign to hurtful to quite dangerous. One of the...
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Sep 13, 20192 min read
Mother of Two
My daughter was born last month, at 4:41am on August 25, 4 days after her due date. The running joke is that she wanted to be a Virgo,...
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Aug 21, 20194 min read
The Process of a Diagnosis
In May, I wrote on this blog about my decision to pursue a diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorder, and what that meant to me. Was I...
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Aug 5, 20194 min read
Quirky and Pregnant
Being pregnant is both challenging and rewarding for any woman. Everyone will have their own experiences. As my due date approaches this...
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Jul 26, 20195 min read
#Adulting & Autism
The other day, I saw a plea for help online from a concerned mother of a young man with Autism. In essence, her son, in his early 20s,...
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Jul 18, 20193 min read
A Sensory Landscape
One of the most commonly cited differences associated with ASD/Autism Spectrum Disorder is “sensory issues.” But what are “sensory...
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Jul 10, 20196 min read
Book Nook: ASD and Long-Term Relationships
This book by Ashley Stanford (pen name) has been transformative for me in how I understand and interact with my neurotypical husband. The...
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