January 2010 - The Joy of Autism - The Network of Care

Elizabeth Gilbert’s, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage

Review of Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage, Elizabeth Gilbert Reviewed by: Estee Klar I’m a separated single mother. Last night, having dinner a la (sorry can’t find accents in this app) Sex in the City with my four long-time...

Published Sun, Jan 31 2010 11:32 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: To Get To The Other Side, Book Reviews

He must go out into the world….

Adam is almost eight years old. I can hardly believe how the time keeps marching by; how the year of separation from Adam’s father has also gone by. Soon, Adam and I will be living in our new house and rebuilding our lives. Adam is changing and...

Published Thu, Jan 28 2010 6:47 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Autism and Learning, communication, To Get To The Other Side

TAAProject in Oprah Magazine This Month

The Autism Acceptance Project made the grade in this month’s issue of Oprah magazine. In 100 things that “are getting better this year,” TAAProject made it for autism acceptance (number 69 to be exact). We are really proud of this and...

Published Sun, Jan 24 2010 8:05 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism

Ever Tried, Ever Failed: No Matter, Try Again

I’m excited about this: This is a painting made for me by Carla Lipkin (click on her website for more information about her artwork). I believe if you click on the image, you will see it more clearly. Carla has worked on it for about six months...

Published Thu, Jan 21 2010 6:19 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Art, To Get To The Other Side

My Kind of Welcome Mat

Some of you know that I have curated a few exhibitions. In 2005 and 2006 I curated two exhibitions in Toronto regarding autism in attempt to question stereotypes. On Valentines Day, I will be moving into my new home with Adam. It’s a cheesy holiday...

Published Wed, Jan 20 2010 6:59 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Critical Disability Studies, Art

Thank you, 2009

My little ditty (video) came out very little. I wrote a post with this but it also deletes the video (I know, it was me) and I am letting go of struggling to make it bigger. So grab a magnifying glass… the beginning is a white owl flying in the...

Published Tue, Jan 12 2010 1:58 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: To Get To The Other Side

Thanks, 2009

My little ditty (video) came out very little. I wrote a post with this but it also deletes the video (I know, it was me) and I am letting go of struggling to make it bigger. So grab a magnifying glass… the beginning is a white owl flying in the...

Published Sun, Jan 10 2010 4:40 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: To Get To The Other Side

Restraint as behavioural tactic on CBC tonight

Tonight on The Fifth Estate we can watch the documentary Out of Control which addresses how youth and the mentally ill are treated for their behaviours by the use of restraint. Ashely Smith, once detained, committed suicide. Yesterday, Boy Interrupted...

Published Fri, Jan 08 2010 2:14 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Critical Disability Studies, Ethics, Discrimination, Acceptance

Travel and The Autistic Child

Curiousity is a wonderful human trait. Adam is autistic and while he needs some regularity and structure and familiar environments, he also needs to explore new ones. He is curious. He likes to explore — in his own time — new foods, new things...

Published Wed, Jan 06 2010 7:23 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Single Parenthood, To Get To The Other Side, Travel

Somewhere in between: the truth and fiction behind autism and divorce rates

I feel manipulated. Not by a person, but by the many messages I am getting about autism and high divorce rates. Imagine me now looking through new eyes. Adam’s dad and I have been separated for little over a year now. Last night on TVO aired Autism...

Published Mon, Jan 04 2010 10:27 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Celebrity Advocacy, Family, Single Parenthood, Acceptance

It’s gotta be in 20-10

You know that feeling. You wake up in the morning and you can just feel what kind of day it’s going to be. It happened for me the moment I saw the moon rise over the ocean in Miami at the moment the sun was also setting — that rare “blue...

Published Sun, Jan 03 2010 7:09 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Inclusion, autism

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