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

After June…

“Ma…. M. Ma… M. ” That’s what Adam said to me last night before bed, before he woke with a fever this morning, no doubt having caught the summer cold. It also happens to be Toronto’s record-breaking heat wave. As I...

Published Fri, Jul 22 2011 8:53 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Autism and Intelligence, Joy, Obsessions, Parenting, Behaviours

Patience With That Egg

Adam and I went to see Seussical at Young People’s Theatre in Toronto. Adam likes the theatre more than he does movies. I’ve always refused to stay isolated and Adam doesn’t like to be, either. He likes people and outings and even though...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2011 3:36 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Autism and Learning, Acceptance, communication, autism

Return Home From Sri Lanka

I have serious jet lag. I returned on Saturday, after supper time. It was a journey of thirty hours. The route home was Colombo-Bankok-Beijing-Toronto. On the last day, I realized I caught my first Sri Lankan cold and I suffered all the way home, making...

Published Tue, Jan 31 2012 3:25 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Estee, Travel

Guilty Or Not Guilty? Is That The Question?

As I begin to come out of my jet-lagged delirium from my thirty hour flight from Sri Lanka, I can talk more about my trip. I realized that yesterday when I was answering a friend’s questions about it. As I talk, the thoughts crystallize. It is only...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2012 4:02 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Travel

Back Seat Driver

“This way!” Adam says firmly from the backseat of our car. He points to the direction he wants me to turn as he declares it. It’s not always safe, of course, for me to see where he’s pointing while I’m driving. I am asking...

Published Sat, Feb 11 2012 12:58 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Autistic Self Advocacy

The Colour of Love

I love colour. After my separation and divorce, the colours I picked for our home were all grey. As first couple of years separation passed, and then meeting someone very special and having lots of friends and laughter in our home, I’ve been picking...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 5:08 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Family, Inspiration

The Boy With The Wily Grin

Adam sits at the kitchen counter. I don’t have a proper table in my kitchen so he sits on a high stool at the counter, his chest meeting the edge. It used to be that his chin met the edge of the counter just a year ago. He’s grown. It’s...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2011 8:11 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: communication

Adam and Estee on Writing

I haven’t written in a long time. Since we changed schools I decided to focus solely on Adam. I’m also very cautious of what I write about, because while it’s important for me to do this, it’s important to protect Adam’s...

Published Thu, Nov 17 2011 10:06 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Estee, Writing, communication

A Breeze of Good Feelings

I’m going to ramble about good feelings. Following the shock of last week — hearing that Adam’s class was going to be dismantled — I felt I was in another hurricane. That short story ended quickly as the school came through to...

Published Tue, Jun 14 2011 2:17 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Art, Acceptance, Joy

Happy OM

Should I be looking over my shoulder? As autism mom and son are confronted with many obstacles, feeling settled seems like something that will be stolen from us at any moment. Nevertheless, I’m going to write about how happy I feel today because...

Published Thu, Jun 21 2012 11:34 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Acceptance, Joy

A Correction for the Today’s Parent Article

I was featured in the March 2011 issue of Today’s Parent. The interviewer was gracious and overall, felt it was an interesting article. It focussed a lot on me, and I hope it conveyed the work that I believe is not about me, but about all of our...

Published Wed, Feb 16 2011 7:18 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Acceptance

Where’s My Mother?

Camp has begun. In the sweltering heat, Adam has returned to the camp he has attended for several years now. “Hey Adam!” the counselors greeted, eager to embrace him under a tent yesterday which did not quell the wall of heat in Toronto. Adam...

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 12:22 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Development, Single Parenthood

Wretches and Jabberers

I was very excited when Pascal Cheng told me that Larry Bissonnette and he, both of whom I brought to Toronto several years ago, and Tracy Thresher were traveling the world to change views about autism. They travel to Finland, Japan and Sri Lanka to change...

Published Thu, Aug 19 2010 7:01 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Inclusion, Autism and Intelligence, Acceptance, communication, Travel, Advocacy

Rethinking Autism…dot com

Rethinkingautism.com is a site that has taken The Autism Acceptance Project goals to a new level. “One video at a time,” they seek to use the same tools that media use in shifting and reframing the dialogue about autism: Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 12:34 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Celebrity Advocacy, Activism, Websites, Acceptance, autism, Autistic Self Advocacy

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