Neurotypical
It’s the last day of Autism Awareness Month, and I’ve been ruminating for at least thirty days about what I should write. At this point, so much has been written already. I feel like what I can most contribute is my own experience in helping my son learn to manage his differences in a world that privileges a neurotypical perspective. Some days I’m relieved to have a diagnosis to explain the challenges my son faces, but some days I’m also angry that my son is labelled for things that don’t seem that different to me. I remember the first time I heard the...
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We have always read books to our kids at bedtime, but they are finally old enough to appreciate (and be quiet enough!) for the public library. We are so lucky to have a wonderful town library walking distance from our house. The whole second floor is a children’s section, and the boys seem to enjoy it. They love getting to pick books out themselves, and we all appreciate the variety of reading material. As a result of our library adventures, we have read some fun new books in the past few weeks, including one called Oh, Ducky!: A Chocolate Calamity by David Slomin. It is cute, and...
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As my work / life changes, I find myself reading a lot, but not posting as much as I would like … except on our family blog, where the evolution of our amazing kids is documented in nauseating detail. :) So I’ve been trying to think about how to do a better job sharing all the great material I’m coming across online, and I thought I would give this thing (which I’m tentatively calling Nat’s Nibbles) a try. I’m modeling this type of blog post after a couple of blogs that I follow regularly, that do a really nice job capturing interesting stories and...
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