April 2012 - The Joy of Autism - The Network of Care

My Pre Teen Is Born

It’s happening. Adam is growing and with it, a new attitude. Puberty is peeking through his ten year old countenance. I realized this pre-pubescence more accutely yesterday when he emerged from school. Usually full of smiles at seeing me, he looked...

Published Fri, Apr 27 2012 10:25 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Development, Single Parenthood, Acceptance

The Adam “Rating Scale”

I’m in the process of completing forms. Adam was diagnosed with autism at eighteen months of age. Now that he’s ten, I’ve been re-reading files and reports from clinicians and teachers over the years. We’ve never had a formal IEP...

Published Mon, Apr 16 2012 3:27 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Autism and Learning, Uncategorized, Development, Autism and Intelligence, communication, Autism Spectrum and Diagnosis, Behaviours

The First Ten Years

It was like yesterday. I went into labour and Adam arrived nine hours later. After he was born, he cried a lot and his eyes darted around the room. My narrative of Adam’s life in part goes like this: He was born and he was uncomfortable in this...

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 6:59 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Acceptance

Catacombs

Yesterday Adam and I had a jog, a long walk and a trip to his favorite playground apparatus, a spiderweb made out of rope which he can climb through. He’s particularly enamoured with this piece of equipment as he can climb and nudge his way through...

Published Sat, Apr 07 2012 6:03 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Anxiety, Autism and Learning, Autism and Intelligence, Obsessions, Transitions, Safety, Behaviours, Wandering, Movement Disturbance

Unlocking My Self

For Autism “Awareness” Day (in addition to my post below), my article Unlocking My Self is now up at Holland Blooview and for BLOOM. The editors took a word out and need to fix up some editorial errors. Hopefully that will be done before the...

Published Mon, Apr 02 2012 9:43 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Acceptance, Parenting

Please Don’t Stop The Music

It’s “Autism Awareness Day.” I’m not sure I like all the “awareness” events that still grieve the autistic person, “locked inside” a body. Every day is an autism awareness event in our lives, and it can...

Published Mon, Apr 02 2012 7:43 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Acceptance

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