The Joy of Autism

Call For Autistic Pride Day Articles

What does Autistic Pride Day mean to you? The Autism Acceptance Project will promote stories from autistic people and parents. If you are interested in writing, please enter your submissions to esteeklar@rogers.com. All submissions will be reviewed by...

Published Thu, Mar 01 2012 8:01 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Writing, Advocacy, Inspiration

The Autism Acceptance Project Site Has Been Hacked

I’m writing to inform you that www.taaproject.com (The Autism Acceptance Project website) has been maliciously hacked. We have to take the site down and likely rebuild it. Please do NOT go to that link. If you do, your computer may be compromised...

Published Tue, Mar 06 2012 10:01 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Uncategorized

The Autism Acceptance Project Wesbite Back Online

The Autism Acceptance Project website is now back online. We’re still fixing a few things, but you are now safe to enter it: www.taaproject.com. Thank you for your patience. Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Tweet about it Read...

Published Fri, Mar 09 2012 11:25 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Uncategorized

The Long Corridor Ahead

Adam jumped up and down in the airport waiting area, furiously flapping his hands. “Go ahead, Adam,” I said with people looking but trying not to stare. You know what I mean. People are generally pretty good about it. Human beings are wired...

Published Sun, Mar 11 2012 7:09 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Anxiety, Acceptance, autism, Travel, Transitions, Parenting

Movement Disturbance — not so easy

Adam is going through another phase and it’s time for me to be very hands-on again — new routines that may help his body and anxiety. He’s entering the pre-teen phase, and discovering things that can get him into trouble. I’ve...

Published Mon, Mar 19 2012 8:07 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Anxiety, Single Parenthood, Autism and Intelligence, Transitions, Movement Disturbance

The Best Birthday Gifts

It’s my birthday in a few hours. Adam is happy because there will be cake. Tonight, I took Adam to the park. It has been exceptionally warm and summer-like here in Toronto and he seemed happy that I was yammering on about my birthday. With the sun...

Published Wed, Mar 21 2012 7:10 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Acceptance, Inspiration

Running As Fast As I Can

I’ve got days when I worry about Adam and how his distress is for him. The one thing that’s the most difficult for me to cope with as a parent is watching my son go through distress. Any parent wants to take a cold or the “thing”...

Published Sun, Mar 25 2012 10:38 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Anxiety, Autism and Intelligence, Acceptance, Sensory Differences, Movement Disturbance

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

Disability Organizations Launch Formal Complaint Against Bias, Damaging Media Coverage

This press release was released today. I think this is also a call to all autism parents and providers to watch the bias language that is so often used in regards to autistic people: Canadian Association for Community Living Volume 10 Issue 5 March 2012...

Published Fri, Mar 30 2012 3:40 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Autism and The Media

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

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

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

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

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