The Joy of Autism

Keeping Autistic Children Safe

This is the first article published by realtorsthatcare.ca that I wrote on making safe yet attractive living spaces for autistic children. Thank you, Zeshan, for both caring and for being interested in this topic. While safety may involve anything from...

Published Wed, Apr 21 2010 11:29 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Acceptance, Sensory Differences, Safety

Sex, Text And The Single (Autism) Mom

“Hi Babes, how r u? When can I see you?” This might be one of the texts I awake to in the morning now that I am a single mom. I wake up next to my Blackberry. Rather, it wakes me up every morning as I use it instead of an alarm clock. While...

Published Tue, Apr 20 2010 7:41 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Single Parenthood, Acceptance, To Get To The Other Side

Aimee Mullins on Disability and the Opportunity of Adversity

Please watch this video on TED.com. “It’s how we meet adversity,” that matters. No matter what the challenge — autism, other disabilities, emotional struggles, we have opportunities when confronted with adversity. I was thrilled...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 4:58 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Uncategorized

Review of Stacy Morrison’s, Falling Apart in One Piece

“Forever can be undone in a second,” says Stacy Morrison, author of Falling Apart in One Piece: One Optimist’s Journey Through The Hell of Divorce (Simon And Schuster). Stacy is a successful editor of Redbook Magazine. She begins at...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 12:07 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Writing, Acceptance, To Get To The Other Side, Creative Non Fiction

Adam’s 8th Year

“This movie is rated G and is suitable for all audiences.” Adam sat on the couch when we arrived home from Florida, both of us exhausted after waking at 3:30 in the morning to catch an early morning Westjet flight that was cheaper than the...

Published Mon, Apr 12 2010 8:18 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Single Parenthood, Acceptance, communication, To Get To The Other Side

Neurological Nirvana

A continuance of my last post “My Very Important Job,” I want to talk about how Adam becomes very relaxed by the ocean. The sound of the waves, of course and that beautiful sunshine — everyone was out on the beach yesterday on Easter...

Published Mon, Apr 05 2010 5:35 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Single Parenthood, communication, Travel, Sensory Differences, Transitions

My Very Important Job

I had a very important job today. One that surpasses all administration, bills, and the like. My mandate for the day? Make Adam giggle… a LOT. I realized that he hasn’t been giggling as much as he used to. Adam, who is about to turn eight...

Published Fri, Apr 02 2010 1:21 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Joy, To Get To The Other Side

The Long News

We are bombarded by news stories. If you are like me, you might remember CNN in its earlier days, when it was significant to watch the fall of Soviet occupation in Wenceslas Square or the Berlin Wall coming down (I was in Berlin the year before and in...

Published Thu, Apr 01 2010 5:21 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Autism and The Media

Mind-Body Problem

When I think of my youth I feel sorry not for myself but for my body. It was so direct and simple, so rational in its desires wanting to be touched the way an otter loves water, the way a giraffe wants to amble the edge of the forest, nuzzling the tender...

Published Tue, Mar 30 2010 5:46 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Acceptance, To Get To The Other Side, Poetry

The Happiness Industry And It’s Adverse Effects On Parents

“Smile and the world smiles with you,” said many people to me growing up, “frown and you will frown alone.” There is something rather plasticized about that comment, something that puts undo pressure on us to be happy, and in seeking happiness, we can...

Published Sun, Mar 28 2010 11:14 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Acceptance

Remembering The Reason

I decided to post this after seeing it again for the first time in three years. It was a lecture I gave at M.I.T. Sometimes its good to remember why we started something, measure how far we’ve come, and plan what still needs to be done. Seven thousand...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 9:25 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Art, Acceptance, autism

Spring

What is it about spring that makes us want to throw off our shoes and dance in the grass, okay, even if it’s a little wet. In our new home, unlike our former home, the children are out and about in this neighbourhood and it reminds me of my own...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 1:53 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: To Get To The Other Side

Promoting A Friend

My dear friend Carla Lipkin, fine artist, has a shiny new website I’d like to help promote. I’ve commissioned Carla for several pieces but this one was one of the most special, as it consists of six months of quotes and words I had written...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 10:56 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Uncategorized

A Letter from Lewis Carroll

On Saturday I saw the adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland in an attempt to catch up on all of those wonderful movies out there. I wrote about Carroll and his autism here. I have come home to receive a “love letter” from...

Published Mon, Mar 22 2010 2:19 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: To Get To The Other Side, The Joy Of Autism

Another Bloom’n Birthday

Adam and I have birthdays fairly close together. It’s my birthday today and Adam and I spent the entire weekend celebrating. Our first excursion was to Canada Blooms at Toronto’s Exhibition Place. We spent about an hour-and-a-half strolling...

Published Mon, Mar 22 2010 6:56 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Single Parenthood, To Get To The Other Side

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