So first of all, is it sledding or sledging? My American friends think I am pronouncing ‘sledding’ wrong (as this often happens when I say words that are perfectly normal to me, and they have no idea what I’m talking about). As an English person I would say ‘sledging’, and Google tells me that sledgingContinue reading “Sledging”
Tag Archives: Autism
TAKIWATANGA
The Maori word for autism is ‘Takiwatanga’. It means ‘in his/her own time and space’. I think this sums up my son perfectly.
Autism Positives
Things to remember that my son is great at: He is honest and straight forward. He is compassionate and forgiving. He is less likely to judge others. He is empathetic to both people and animals. He is great at spotting patterns and doing things that require repetition. He has an excellent memory and attention toContinue reading “Autism Positives”
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.”
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.”
Goals 2022
I’m writing my goals down, so that this time next year, I can look back at them to see what I was able to achieve over the course of 2022. I’m writing goals and not resolutions because I see goals as more positive. I’m going to split my goals into 4 categories: personal (for me),Continue reading “Goals 2022”
The Pajama Gang 