Manners are a must for developing social skills
Manners Guest(s): Dr. Temple Grandin In this video Dr. Temple Grandin explains that the development of social skills for those on the spectrum often comes through learning good manners.Continue Reading
Tis the Season to be Simple
My family, from back since when I was a kid, often didn’t have money for presents. Sometimes we would hand-make presents, bake goods or make coupons for favors like “I will make your bed for a week” or “Do your chores.” One Christmas we didn’t even know if we wouldContinue Reading
20 Things That a Successful Adult with Aspergers Understands and Incorporates Into Daily Life
Starting from an early age, many Aspergers adults consistently feel like they have little chance of success, productivity, or joy in the real world. Negative early-life experiences that typically fall under the categories of isolation, ignorance, exclusion, or sheltering, in addition to present challenges, collectively form this delusional mental/emotional construct.Continue Reading
Look How Far We’ve Come Together!
Aspergers101 is dedicated to you. I created this resource through a reflection of my own need to gain daily information on raising my son diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. After yearning to know why our son Sam divided so quickly from his kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and then 3rd grade classmates, weContinue Reading
Letting Go of the Grief
We welcome our Aspergers101 readers to a series dedicated to you, the care-giver. Pause and re-fresh as Dr. Ghia Edwards takes us into the second of a series of four blogs aimed specifically toward you. Caregivers, we are a special breed, we push through the pain to attend to theContinue Reading
Born into Aspergers
I want to address the difference between “in spite of” and “because of”. One of the greatest equalizers that spans across all barriers of humanity is that we individually cannot choose when we are born and when we die. I was born a sensitive and socially honest soul into aContinue Reading
Meet Grant: The Jigsaw Giraffe!
“Grant the Jigsaw Giraffe ~ Different is More!”, written by Julie Coy Manier and illustrated by her son with Asperger’s, Grant Manier, is about a young giraffe who is born with jigsaw pieces instead of spots, but follows his passion to paint despite his challenges. “Grant the Jigsaw Giraffe” is a heartfeltContinue Reading
Star opens up about son’s Aspergers Syndrome
We are re-posting a portion of a Disability Scoop interview with ‘Covert Affairs’ Star Christopher Gorham whose son has Aspergers Syndrome. This Hollywood actor has been in such TV programs as Ugly Betty, Popular, Odyssey 5, Jake 2.0, Medical Investigation, Out of Practice, Harper’s Island and Covert Affairs. Gorham is currently workingContinue Reading
9 Types of Adversities and How Aspies Can Grow with Them
Too frequently, Aspies face highly adverse circumstances. On top of the necessary challenges that they must embrace, Aspies face many unnecessary challenges that threaten to offset the balance in their lives. Many of these challenges result from in-home or in-school adversities during childhood. These harsh experiences sow toxic seeds that laterContinue Reading
Beware of the Martyr Complex
Taking care of yourself is a must when you are a care-giver or more specifically a guardian of a child with special needs. “We have to give out of the overflow versus an empty tank. When we give out of our overflow, we are built up enough to give healthyContinue Reading
Asperger Syndrome explained perfectly on “Arthur”
In a little over 2 minutes, this episode of the childrens animated program, Arthur, explains Aspergers Syndrome in a way that even judgmental adults can understand! Great way to have your visiting relatives and holiday guests understand your Asperger child’s actions and reactions during a lengthy stay.Continue Reading
Top of the Spectrum News: Communication with Teachers
Communication with Teachers is Key Guests: Becky Tarwater, Sharon Neill This week’sTop of the Spectrum News discusses developing and keeping an open communication with your child’s school employees as being key towards their success. Continue Reading
