In parenting, teaching, and relating to children with Asperger’s Syndrome, it’s important to understand their unique strengths and challenges.
Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength. Charles Spurgeon Imagine a kidnapper holding you hostage. It happens daily, sometimes multiple times a day, sometimes once a day. Sometimes he comes to you at night. He holds a gun to your head, with only one bullet. He spins […]
Must-Have Autism Books As a blogger and counselor working to stay current with my knowledge of autism spectrum conditions, I am continually looking for good books to recommend to you, the readers, and and to add to my library. I’ve read a number of interesting posts on Facebook and in other Aspergers forums with questions […]
Thinking With Your Eyes: An Aspergers Teaching Tip The eyes are the windows of the soul. –English proverb Many parents, teachers, and therapists assume that people with Aspergers don’t want to communicate. It’s not true. What most NT’s (neurotypicals) have hard-wired into their brains, Aspies (people with Aspergers) don’t: social cognitive knowledge. Michelle Garcia […]
I’d like to share some conversations I recently had with Mr. Giraffe and Mr. Boat. Lest you think I’m crazy, I’m only using these pretend conversations to make a point of how you can fatten your life account. Perhaps, like Mr. Boat and Mr. Giraffe, you’ve been feeling a bit down, cheated, and thin with […]
