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Expression for Every Ability
As I return to one of my passions these days which is dance (these days Tango, specifically), I think about all the different forms of expression. I have been teaching Adam some creative movement this year which he also very much enjoys. Watch these wheelchair...
Published
Mon, May 03 2010 7:36 PM
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Estée Klar
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Art
An Exceptional Path: An Ethnographic Narrative Reflecting on Autistic Parenthood from Evolutionary, Cultural, and Spiritual Perspectives
Thanks to a friend who passed along this paper (titled above) by Dawn Eddings Prince (formerly known as Dawn Prince Hughes) published in ETHOS. It is an endearing story of a mother with Aspergers to her autistic son. Unlike Dawn, I am not a woman with...
Published
Tue, May 04 2010 7:00 PM
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Estée Klar
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Acceptance
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autism
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Autistic Self Advocacy
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Sensory Differences
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Parenting
The Meaning of Sound
We naturally wish to describe and understand a perception that seems foreign to many of us. As a parent to an autistic person this means a lot to me — attempting to understand Adam’s perception. Autism “experts” write prolifically...
Published
Wed, May 05 2010 7:23 PM
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Estée Klar
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Sensory Differences
What Do Autism Mom’s Need On Mother’s Day?
I was doing a little mother’s day research this evening. When I saw Sophie, I was really happy. I was happy because I know Adam thanks me for all of these things that I do every day and I do not need him to say it just because it’s Mother’s...
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Sat, May 08 2010 7:08 PM
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Estée Klar
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Family
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Acceptance
Put The Autism Hub Back Online
I am really disappointed that the Autism Hub is on “hiatus.” A lot of people were referred to the Hub around the world and it is an extremely important gathering of blogs in support of autistic people. I remember when the Hub was started in...
Published
Wed, May 12 2010 11:47 AM
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Estée Klar
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Contributions to Society
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autism
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Autistic Self Advocacy
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Advocacy
Why Is Autism A “Crime?”
What do Michel Foucault, who taught at the Collège de France and Edward Scissorhands have in common? What do they both teach us in relation to how people with cognitive differences are treated by the legal system? Foucault’s lectures from 1974-1975...
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Thu, May 13 2010 7:12 AM
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Estée Klar
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Activism
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Law
Visualcy
The nice thing about art is that it is a language without words. It’s why I believe strongly that it is an important (not nice and trite, isn’t-the-Autie-a-genius) approach to appreciating not only how autistic people may see and develop,...
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Sun, May 16 2010 7:35 AM
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Estée Klar
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Autism and Learning
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Development
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Autism and Intelligence
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communication
Interview with Paul Collins and Jennifer Elder
This is an interview with Paul Collins, author of Not Even Wrong: Adventures of Autism and Jennifer Elder. While we might shy away from citing autism as a “mystery” in that the term can alienate and separate autistic individuals from “other...
Published
Mon, May 17 2010 7:48 AM
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Estée Klar
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autism
The Sound of the Alphabet
Adam isn’t the only one who has a fascination for letters. Before Adam, I’ve been very caught up in them and have chosen works of art that play with them — Cy Twombly among many others. I find this video particularly lovely by Paul Lansky...
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Mon, May 17 2010 6:23 PM
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Estée Klar
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Art
How To Argue
I’m not an expert in “how to argue,” but I’m learning. It’s never to late to learn and improve, particularly when it comes to an advancement of how we discuss the plethora of views concerning autism. What is largely missing...
Published
Tue, May 18 2010 6:33 AM
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Estée Klar
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Advocacy
Adam’s Favorite Song
For over a month now, Adam sings this song a lot to me. It’s so ironic, isn’t it? My “little guy,” as he now calls himself, is beginning to talk more, is in to show-and-tell, and even playing the “teacher” — asking...
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Tue, May 18 2010 10:43 AM
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Estée Klar
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Adam
Why Disability Art is Just As Important As Any Other Kind
I have one big wish. It is for the use of public media (YouTube and the like) for the production of accessible art and video installation work. I am posting a few videos here to consider. Not only is Disability Art is as important as any “other”...
Published
Tue, May 18 2010 8:01 PM
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Estée Klar
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Art
Autistic Cognitive Strengths in the New Economy
Thanks to this blog for posting this video: Read More...
Published
Thu, May 20 2010 6:04 AM
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Estée Klar
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Autism and Employment
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Contributions to Society
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Autistic Cognitive Strengths and The New Economy
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Thu, May 20 2010 6:30 PM
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Estée Klar
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Miraculous or Naive?
It is said that one should write something that they would like to read. In those early autism years, as I was in that period of coalescing my arguments and thoughts about autism, I have enjoyed writing about Adam, motherhood, and our “journey.”...
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Mon, May 24 2010 8:59 AM
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Estée Klar
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