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Hyposensitivity.

While autistic people can be ‘hypersensitive’ (over sensitive) to specific types of sensory information, they can also be ‘hyposensitive’ (under sensitive) to other types of sensory information. Autistic people can often seek out things they are hyposensitive to, in the hope of experiencing greater sensory stimulation from those things. I think my son is hypersensitive toContinue reading “Hyposensitivity.”

Things that were NOT on my list to do today … part 2

Checking my dogs poo for the screw she ate last week! So far, no screw and the dog is acting normally. Building my second lego project of the week. It’s a good job I LOVE building lego. Being outside in temperatures that feel like -19 C (-2.2 f). I think, so far that is theContinue reading “Things that were NOT on my list to do today … part 2”

Potty Training: Should you push or should you wait?

When it comes to potty training, should parents push their children or wait for them to make the first move? Just to make things clear before I start- I’m no expert on potty training. My total experience comes from my two sons, one who is autistic and the other who is neuro-typical. My experience withContinue reading “Potty Training: Should you push or should you wait?”

Be kind to yourself

It was the first time in a long time that I’ve been working from home, and my children had the day off school. I forgot how distracting it can be sometimes when you are in a conference or presenting an idea, and a little person has lots of questions or needs, causing you to justContinue reading “Be kind to yourself”

First snow of the year.

We got our first real snow fall of the winter during this past week. Several times since then, I have apprehended my son trying to escape out of the house to play in the snow, wearing only his pajamas or his sliders (instead of snow shoes). Today it was ‘trousers optional’, and he was caughtContinue reading “First snow of the year.”

Autism and Exercise.

Before COVID, my son loved his swimming lessons, so one of my goals for him this year is to restart swimming lessons. While he HATES getting his face and hair wet, he loves the sensation of being in water, and going to the beach or the swimming pool is one of his favorite things toContinue reading “Autism and Exercise.”

Some words heard or spoken in the autistic world.

Autism = a developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulty in social interaction and communication, and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior. It’s not helpful to use high functioning, low functioning or Aspergers labels to describe an autistic’s persons ability. It’s better to think of autism as a colorContinue reading “Some words heard or spoken in the autistic world.”