Thomas Armstrong knows more than most about the strengths of people with “labeled” brain weaknesses. His book, “Neurodiversity”, is an insightful work that offers a Continue Reading
neurodiversity!
What is autism? A personal view
What is autism? It’s probably not what you think. Autism is not intellectual disability. Autism is not speech disability. Autism is not a total inability Continue Reading
Simone de Beauvoir, gifted autistic thinker: Entering Adulthood
In this post, we reach as far as we will go chronologically for now in exploring the autism of Simone de Beauvoir. You may read Continue Reading
Simone de Beauvoir, gifted autistic thinker: Later Childhood & Adolescence
Note: Due to the leaps in cognitive and social development found in later childhood, there were such a quantity of autistic traits in Simone’s later Continue Reading
Why do I wear ear defenders to church?
Q: Why do you wear ear defenders to church?
A: To make you ask questions?
Simone de Beauvoir, gifted autistic thinker: Later Childhood
In time, Simone became a strict conformist, a rule-keeper: “I had made a definite metamorphosis into a good little girl…
Simone de Beauvoir, gifted autistic thinker: Early Childhood
I want to make a case for viewing Simone de Beauvoir as a gifted autistic thinker.
An open letter to autism parents
This was originally written to encourage a friend with autistic kids.
Autism and… Me? #3 What’s it like?
Kids with Asperger’s are often characterized as showing little difference from their peers until a tipping point is reached…
Autism and… Me? #2 Journey to Diagnosis
I only become aware of the autism spectrum when I was trying to understand certain things about our family…