autism answers day

It’s autism awareness month. As a psychologist and a mom of 4 autistic children (father on the spectrum too), and as a worker in the field, I have a wealth of experience. When you have questions, want to share your story, I want to give you room on this blog. Please put your questions (both [...]

privacy – autism and special needs

Last week I was told my autistic son (classic autism) should go to a school for children with hearing deficits. They have a special group for autistic children and my son should go there. I don’t know anything about this school, but I do know that all children with special needs need to be seen [...]

Easter and uniqueness

I want to wish you all a very happy Easter. I had a talk this morning with someone about the subject of inclusion I wrote about a few days ago. See here. He’s a pastor for over 35 years now, and he’s known me as a little child. He told me had taken the subject [...]

inclusion or meeting needs?

There’s a tendency to educate children with special needs, including autistic children, at normal schools. (Called inclusion) A lot of money is spend on special training, support and adjustments. And at home there’s a lot of strain on the parents. Not only they want their children to feel save and happy, they also want them [...]

Nightynight!!

After a very busy week I tried to sleep in…. Didn’t work. But I managed to see: Joanna Lumley In the Land of the Northern Lights. I’ve seen it before and I wanted the girls to see it too. They now have a better idea of what northern lights are. Because all the boys were [...]

She told me she knows everything about autism

So often I encounter people at schools who claim that they are fully educated about autism, that I should be able to jump from joy and feel a heavy load is taken from my shoulders. They want me to trust them with my child and turn away. Like the woman who has to guide my [...]

Thursday Thunks

Did you play any April Fools jokes on anyone or have a joke played on you? Someone said on Twitter that he was told he’d be thrown out because he was raising awareness about autism. I jumped on it. Augh!! If you could be on any non-reality TV show as a guest star or star, [...]