Category Archives: advise
The tricky landscape of navigating the holidays
Navigating the holidays can be a tricky landscape– there are usually too many chiefs and not enough Indians. Can you relate? I have found with the right support and mindset in place, creating new traditions and fun memories can help … Continue reading
AspienWoman Mentor Interview Series: Author, Advocate and TedX presenter, Jeanette Purkis
Happy New Year! Enjoy Taniaann Marshall’s inspirational ‘AspienWoman Mentor Interview Series’ on author Jeanette Purkis. TedX presenter Purkis is the author of Finding a Different Kind of Normal: Misadventures With Asperger Syndrome. Jeanette has a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome. She also has … Continue reading
LOL! Birthdays not preferred on holidays?
20 Percent: The diminished likelihood that you were born on Christmas, compared with an average day. Perhaps largely because many cesarean births can be scheduled in advance, doctors and patients seem to avoid certain days — and choose certain others. … Continue reading
Hitting the Jackpot over at BLOOM
I’m very excited to be guest posting over at BLOOM blog, the blog for Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. I am truly honoured by this opportunity. Thank you Louise Kinross, parent, editor and special needs super-star! Please go check them … Continue reading
Is ‘CONTEXT EVERYTHING’?
Consider MY Perpectives when considering what I “KNOW” – “My entire life has essentially been one big misunderstanding about people. It wasn’t that I disliked people or was scared of them but I never got them. I thought other people … Continue reading
Zac Browser | Zone for Autistic Children
Zac Browser | Zone for Autistic Children ‘The ultimate solution for children with Autism’ Welcome to ZAC Browser – Zone for Autistic Children You have found the best environment on the Internet for your child with autism. Zac Browser is … Continue reading
‘Traveling with A Medically Complex Child – ‘(Parts 1 and 2)
Are you still in the summertime mode? Are you still diving into the pool, sipping lemonade through an umbrella straw, taking in the midnight movie, — you know, basically, ignoring the other folks who have plunged into the ‘Back-to-School’ zone? … Continue reading
Light Up a Sensory Diet!
Seven Ways to Light Up a Sensory Diet with Glow Sticks With Sensory Savvy Lenses: a tool for activities which encourage: auditory input fine motor skills motor planning proprioceptive input tactile input visual input Learn more ways to enhance sensory … Continue reading
Finding Evidence Based Programs for Reading and Math
“Enjoying the Hi=5s of Autism’ is a holidays and audio blog regarding Autism related Developmental Disabilities. We tend to post about ways to enjoy festivals, family outings, and celebrations. Today, we will depart from the fun stuff to discuss a … Continue reading
'Enjoying the Hi-5s of Autism' 