Getting Started
Autistic T-Rex Arms
When I came across some of the multitude of videos circulating on social media about T-Rex arms and autism, I recognized the behaviour immediately: I sleep like this, and both...
Autistic T-Rex Arms
When I came across some of the multitude of videos circulating on social media about T-Rex arms and autism, I recognized the behaviour immediately: I sleep like this, and both...
Stimming: What Is It and Does It Matter?
By Kim Barloso, July 15, 2024 in Autism Parenting Magazine If you’re an autism parent, it is likely you’ve seen your child present repetitive stimming (self-stimulatory) behaviors such as hand flapping,...
Stimming: What Is It and Does It Matter?
By Kim Barloso, July 15, 2024 in Autism Parenting Magazine If you’re an autism parent, it is likely you’ve seen your child present repetitive stimming (self-stimulatory) behaviors such as hand flapping,...
Autism – Discovering Your Superpowers
By J.D. Barker, September 17, 2024 in Autism Parenting Magazine I was born in 1971. I was reading by age three and doing complex math by age six. Yet I...
Autism – Discovering Your Superpowers
By J.D. Barker, September 17, 2024 in Autism Parenting Magazine I was born in 1971. I was reading by age three and doing complex math by age six. Yet I...
Self-Diagnosed Autism: Is It a Valid Diagnosis?
From Autism Parenting MagazineBy Yolande Loftus, BA, LLB, December 5, 2023 You’ve researched and pored over every reputable autism resource to check symptoms and characteristics of the neurodevelopmental condition. So...
Self-Diagnosed Autism: Is It a Valid Diagnosis?
From Autism Parenting MagazineBy Yolande Loftus, BA, LLB, December 5, 2023 You’ve researched and pored over every reputable autism resource to check symptoms and characteristics of the neurodevelopmental condition. So...
Using the term "Profound Autism"
After the blog post “Am I autistic or neurodivergent?” we received quite a few positive responses and Madele from the Evolve Child Development Centre outside Somerset West sent me a...
Using the term "Profound Autism"
After the blog post “Am I autistic or neurodivergent?” we received quite a few positive responses and Madele from the Evolve Child Development Centre outside Somerset West sent me a...
Am I autistic or neurodivergent?
Am I autistic or neurodivergent? That is a question I’ve been pondering over the past couple of weeks. Using the term “Neurodiversity” rather that “Autism” has become the norm over...
Am I autistic or neurodivergent?
Am I autistic or neurodivergent? That is a question I’ve been pondering over the past couple of weeks. Using the term “Neurodiversity” rather that “Autism” has become the norm over...