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Film Screening and Panel Discussion – Wretches and Jabberers in Toronto!

Join us at York University on October 24th at 4:30 and October 25th at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema for a screening of Wretches and Jabberers with a rare visit and panel discussion with the film’s subjects with autism, Larry Bissonnette and Tracy Thresher...

Published Tue, Sep 30 2014 3:17 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: EVENTS
Parent/Teacher

We begin 2014 anew. I have applied for a leave of absence from my PhD study to focus entirely on Adam’s program. In so doing, I recognize I need time to energize myself and have some free time; this is not possible as a single parent of an autistic...

Published Tue, Jan 07 2014 9:55 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Anxiety, Estee, Single Parenthood, communication, Obsessions, Parenting, Behaviours, school, Language
How Can Our Autistic Children Participate?

“Our job isn’t to figure out if a student should be participapting. Our job is to figure out how a student should be participating.” This is a line from Paula Kluth’s DVD, author of You’re Going to Love This Kid. I’ve...

Published Mon, Aug 20 2012 11:10 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Autism and Learning, Uncategorized, Inclusion, Acceptance, Travel, school, Books
Goodnight Moon

Goodnight Moon In the rocking chair Your body cradled in the Safe bed of my arms, Now your cherub cheeks fall. Soon a deepening voice will sweep like a brushstroke and we’ll forget Pointing tiny fingers finding little mice Tracing the arc of the cow and...

Published Fri, Oct 26 2012 7:05 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Poetry, Institutions, Love
About Control

Yesterday, The Globe and Mail published, For A Child, It’s All About Control. The premise of the study, conducted by researchers in New Zealand followed 1,000 children for more than thirty years. The findings, published in the Proceedings of The...

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 3:37 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Contributions to Society, Behaviours
Autistic Girl Taken By Province

Please read Kristina’s and help return Ayn, an autistic girl to her father. They live in British Columbia. Ayn has been taken because of wandering. Like Ayn, Adam is nine years old and has bolted. We work so hard to take care of and nuture our children...

Published Fri, Jul 08 2011 7:52 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Discrimination, Wandering
We Are Still a “Burden”

(Photo Inset: Danvers State Mental Hosptial, Danvers Massachusetts. Credit: Ayslum: Inside The Closed World of State Mental Hospitals, MIT Press, 2009.) “Autism is a growing burden on society in Ontario,” said Steve Hudson, co-chair of the Spectrum of...

Published Fri, Nov 25 2011 9:47 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Inclusion, Discrimination, Acceptance, Advocacy, school
Visiting Professor Forced To Leave Canada Because of Autism

Visiting Professor Jeffery Niehaus is being forced to leave Canada due to his autistic son. Autism is at fault for being “medically ineligible,” and his son is a “burden” on our system. This happens because we do not emphasize...

Published Sun, Mar 25 2012 11:31 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism
April: Autism Acceptance Month

“It’s Time to Take Back April! Autism Acceptance Day and Month. This is the Autism Acceptance Day blog. ACCEPTANCE, not tolerance, not “yes, but…” (in the sense of “We can only accept you just so far…”)...

Published Mon, Mar 26 2012 4:33 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Acceptance
Carly’s Voice, Adam’s Voice & Augmentative Assistive Communication

Adam is talking a little more again. It’s the inconsistency in autism that people really have a difficult understanding. This is part of the disability that others need to learn. I’ve heard some people describe the spasms and twitches as the...

Published Thu, Mar 29 2012 6:37 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, communication, Autistic Self Advocacy, Books
Towards a New Autism Research

“It doesn’t matter who you are, or how high you rise. One day you will get the call. The question is, how will you respond?” – African American U, Senior Administrator Adam left for camp this morning. Last week, he did well at...

Published Fri, Jul 06 2012 6:58 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Autism and Learning, Critical Disability Studies, Autism and The Media, Development, Family, Discrimination, Autism and Intelligence, Research, Acceptance, communication, Autism and Employment, Autistic Self Advocacy, Book Reviews, Sensory Differences, Advocacy, Transitions, school, Movement Disturbance, Computing/iPad, Ableism
Wretches and Jabberers Coming to Toronto April 9

Hope to see you there, April 9th in Toronto! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Tweet about it Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 24 2011 12:22 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Acceptance, Inspiration
It’s A Great Blessing To Give Hope: An Interview with Lee Steel

I don’t often put other interviews on my blog but this one was special to me. I remember meeting Lee when Adam was first diagnosed (before the age of two) and her empathetic demeanor towards us for which I am truly grateful. I was a lot more stubborn...

Published Fri, Sep 10 2010 11:43 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Acceptance
Something So Simple

From the time Adam came into the world, he could shift my mood. His distress became mine, his happines set me aglow. I remember when he cried and my stomach clenched. I thought it was because I was (and am) a first-time mother. I physically reacted to...

Published Mon, Sep 13 2010 7:15 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Transitions
My Endearing Little Cat

Sometimes a simple photo inspires me. This one was taken over a year ago. The gal Adam is holding hands with is the daughter of my most beloved girlfriend in the world. Life got a little hectic for everyone and Adam didn’t get to see T (the girl...

Published Fri, Aug 20 2010 9:01 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, autism

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Film Screening and Panel Discussion – Wretches and Jabberers in Toronto!

Parent/Teacher

How Can Our Autistic Children Participate?

Goodnight Moon

About Control

Autistic Girl Taken By Province

We Are Still a “Burden”

Visiting Professor Forced To Leave Canada Because of Autism

April: Autism Acceptance Month

Carly’s Voice, Adam’s Voice & Augmentative Assistive Communication

Towards a New Autism Research

Wretches and Jabberers Coming to Toronto April 9

It’s A Great Blessing To Give Hope: An Interview with Lee Steel

Something So Simple

My Endearing Little Cat