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

Living Without Question

At Toronto’s Sick Children’s Hospital, we got Adam’s EEG done today, I’m relieved to report. Adam, Grandma and I went together and I’m glad we shall get some information after the few months we’ve had (see previous...

Published Tue, Apr 27 2010 7:15 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Discrimination, Acceptance, Advocacy

Changing Terms

Here in Toronto, I sit on Inclusion Committees. My son has been included in a Montessori classroom but we are going to leave after June. The school gave Adam loads of acceptance and enabled him to bring his aide, his adapted programs, his computer laptop...

Published Fri, Apr 23 2010 8:51 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Autism and Learning, Critical Disability Studies, Inclusion, Acceptance

Keeping Autistic Children Safe

This is the first article published by realtorsthatcare.ca that I wrote on making safe yet attractive living spaces for autistic children. Thank you, Zeshan, for both caring and for being interested in this topic. While safety may involve anything from...

Published Wed, Apr 21 2010 11:29 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Acceptance, Sensory Differences, Safety

Sex, Text And The Single (Autism) Mom

“Hi Babes, how r u? When can I see you?” This might be one of the texts I awake to in the morning now that I am a single mom. I wake up next to my Blackberry. Rather, it wakes me up every morning as I use it instead of an alarm clock. While...

Published Tue, Apr 20 2010 7:41 AM by Estée Klar

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

Aimee Mullins on Disability and the Opportunity of Adversity

Please watch this video on TED.com. “It’s how we meet adversity,” that matters. No matter what the challenge — autism, other disabilities, emotional struggles, we have opportunities when confronted with adversity. I was thrilled...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 4:58 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Uncategorized

Review of Stacy Morrison’s, Falling Apart in One Piece

“Forever can be undone in a second,” says Stacy Morrison, author of Falling Apart in One Piece: One Optimist’s Journey Through The Hell of Divorce (Simon And Schuster). Stacy is a successful editor of Redbook Magazine. She begins at...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 12:07 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Writing, Acceptance, To Get To The Other Side, Creative Non Fiction

Adam’s 8th Year

“This movie is rated G and is suitable for all audiences.” Adam sat on the couch when we arrived home from Florida, both of us exhausted after waking at 3:30 in the morning to catch an early morning Westjet flight that was cheaper than the...

Published Mon, Apr 12 2010 8:18 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Single Parenthood, Acceptance, communication, To Get To The Other Side

Neurological Nirvana

A continuance of my last post “My Very Important Job,” I want to talk about how Adam becomes very relaxed by the ocean. The sound of the waves, of course and that beautiful sunshine — everyone was out on the beach yesterday on Easter...

Published Mon, Apr 05 2010 5:35 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Single Parenthood, communication, Travel, Sensory Differences, Transitions

My Very Important Job

I had a very important job today. One that surpasses all administration, bills, and the like. My mandate for the day? Make Adam giggle… a LOT. I realized that he hasn’t been giggling as much as he used to. Adam, who is about to turn eight...

Published Fri, Apr 02 2010 1:21 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Joy, To Get To The Other Side

The Long News

We are bombarded by news stories. If you are like me, you might remember CNN in its earlier days, when it was significant to watch the fall of Soviet occupation in Wenceslas Square or the Berlin Wall coming down (I was in Berlin the year before and in...

Published Thu, Apr 01 2010 5:21 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Autism and The Media

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