The Joy of Autism

A Short Paradox of Love and Letting Go

Adam tried to pull me out the door with him in the morning. Since I returned home from vacation or after weekends apart, he tugs at my hand. He is bundled in his heavy red winter coat for the minus twenty-something temperature we’ve been having...

Published Mon, Jan 17 2011 3:30 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Parenting

My Bowl

Today happens to be National Poem In Your Pocket Day. On my Twitter account, I’ve posted a couple — one I wrote and one which is just a quote I really like. I just moved some things around my house today. It’s spring and the change of...

Published Thu, Apr 14 2011 3:20 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Writing, Poetry, Inspiration

“Relating is an act of life”

Anais Nin is a woman who is true to herself and true to her writing from a woman’s perspective. I hope to visit her house in Louveciennes this week. Perhaps this short portion of the talk is a way for us to think about how true we are to ourselves...

Published Tue, Dec 01 2009 12:59 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Writing, To Get To The Other Side

Specialisterne employs autistics

The Atlantic (November 2009 issue) has featured Thorkil Sonne, CEO and Founder of Specialisterne in the article Brave New Thinkers. “After his son Lars was diagnosed with autism in the late 1990’s, Sonne had an epiphany. Autistics tend to...

Published Sat, Oct 24 2009 5:27 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Inclusion, Autism and Employment

Follow Thy Heart

I’m sure I’m not the only one on a weekend checking in with so many old friends on Facebook. And I’ve made new ones too through my work in autism and writing. And so I feel a bit of like a divorced cliche — I’m checking in...

Published Sun, Oct 11 2009 1:39 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Estee

You know when you’re happy when….

There are a few good lines mulling about out there. I particularly like “you know when you’re happy when you are no longer looking for happiness.” Ever notice that when you’re happy, you didn’t really notice at all? It was...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2009 6:16 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Acceptance, Joy, Inspirations, joy in autism

Lazy Days of Summer

Well here we are, mother and son enjoying some quiet cottage days before the hectic pace of September. There’s something to be said for spending quiet times of doing little else than reading, walking, painting, boating, swimming, eating and just...

Published Wed, Aug 26 2009 2:48 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Anxiety

Super Boy

I take a moment to talk about Adam, which I do so little of lately. He has been the inspiration for this blog and all my thinking and rethinking about autism. He deserves a great deal of kudos for turning minds around. He goes to camp and he can make...

Published Tue, Aug 11 2009 6:10 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Development

A Single Mom’s View of Autism, Divorce Rates and Stigma in the Pursuit of Love

“Before you break something apart, it helps to know how it hangs together.” – a quote from SEED magazine regarding art and science and the contributions art can make before distilling the neurological nature of being human. It helps...

Published Thu, Jul 29 2010 9:11 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Critical Disability Studies, Single Parenthood, Discrimination, autism, Parenting, Disability Finances/Benefits

Upcoming Program on Voice America

The Autism Acceptance Project is the subject of an upcoming program with myself and blogger/Professor Kristina Chew on Voice America’s Family Caregivers Unite with Dr. Gordon Atherley. If you are so inclined, it airs August 3rd. Click here for the...

Published Fri, Jul 30 2010 8:04 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Acceptance, autism

Third Time’s A Charm

I’m not talking about relationships. I’m talking about Adam’s third night at his new home. After letting him explore, be tense, be happy and then settle, he spent his third night in his own bed. The past two days when I’ve picked...

Published Thu, Feb 18 2010 6:04 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Uncategorized

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

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

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

Love Goes Deeper

Eustacia Cutler is the mother of Temple Grandin. With the recent HBO program lately on her, I returned to Eustacia’s book, A Thorn In My Pocket: Temple Grandin’s Mother Tells The Family Story. It’s not all that easy to read in this day...

Published Mon, Mar 08 2010 5:22 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Adam, Acceptance, communication

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