Autism does not just affect white boys. But historically, the diagnostic criteria has been focused around how it presents in white children (especially boys — but that will be the topic tomorrow). Some good news […]
It can be really tricky to teach children how to understand the emotions inside of their bodies. It feels obvious after you already know all the emotion words — maybe, depending on how in tune […]
One thing that’s really challenging for adults in all contexts—parenting, or professional contexts—is balancing between how much autonomy and how much protection to provide to their child. That’s why when I was writing this reminder […]
The transcription of the whiteboard can be found at my intro post for this series: What the Therapy Gym Is. When I set out to write this as a helpful reminder for the adults who […]
Last year, I had the opportunity to train some of the staff at one of the schools I work at about how to use the therapy gym as a place for some of the children […]
I mentioned “intersectionality” briefly a few days ago when I was describing disability, and I think many people have some understanding of what it means: two factors converging — like race and gender, or gender […]
This is going to be very long. And this was the hardest post to write this month. I sat down to write it three or four times before I was actually able to make myself […]
Interoception may not even be a word you’ve ever heard before, let alone know what it means. At its most basic, interoception is “inner body sense”. On top of the five senses that we all […]
Remember that I had a post a few days ago about classifications of autism — i.e., “mild” vs “severe”, or “high functioning” vs “low functioning”. Well, for some people, Asperger’s goes into those types of […]
Something I’ve been trying out lately is counting to a hundred. I do it when I’m impatient with my kids for no actual reason. So I’m not saying this is for when you actually have […]
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