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Inclusion is Harder, Not Easier
Recently, I was reading a new book by the mother of an adult son with autism. On the back cover, she describes how reading her book will change us. First, she says, it will “convince you inclusion is easier than … Continue reading
Autism: Isolation and Loneliness?
“Sometimes I’m grateful for his autism. That may sound like a terrible thing to say, but in some ways I think, I hope it shields him.” Mom continues, “He doesn’t seem to notice that he doesn’t get invited to birthday … Continue reading
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Tagged ASD, autism, autistic adults, autistic bubble, collective loneliness, diversity, emotional loneliness, extreme isolation, friendships, intellectual diversity, loneliness, nonverbal communication, Paul Shattuck, school, social interaction, social isolation, social loneliness, socialization, verbal communication
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Autism Awareness Month – Looking Forward
Since Autism Awareness Month got its start in 1970, we’ve come a long way. At the same time, we’ve got a long way to go. As a father of a middle-aged son with autism, I’m looking forward to the day … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism Awareness Month, autism spectrum, cure autism, diversity, family autism, media, neurodiverse, services cliff
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Autism and Gratitude
In recent years, more and more attention has been focused on gratitude. There’s even -something called the science of gratitude. A growing number of studies now examine the psychological, physical, and social consequences of feeling and showing appreciation. For instance, … Continue reading
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Tagged A Simple Act of Gratitude, ASD, attitude of gratitude, autism, autism spectrum, autism spectrum. social network, blessings, communication, diversity, empathy, gratitude, greeting cards, John Kralick, Oprah Winfrey, Robert Emmons, social network, thank you, thankfulness, Walmart
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Everyday Autistic Leadership
Usually when we think of leaders, we think of someone high up in the chain of command, someone with lots of power, fame, status, and wealth. Fortune’s “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders” include people such as Angela Merkel, Moon Jae-in, Bill … Continue reading
Autism: Nonconformity Can Be a Good Thing
When I introduce the chapter “Social Groups” in my sociology class, I explain to my students that I’m going to conduct an experiment to examine their visual perception. Then, I conveniently ask one of my students to do me a … Continue reading
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Tagged Asch experiment, autism, autism spectrum, deviance, diversity, nonconformity, social conformity, sociology, Solomon Asch, temple grandin
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Forest and DT: Bringing Out the Best in Each Other
Forest, Mississippi is a small southern town with a population around 6,000. One researcher, using Census data and science to rank the most economically and ethnically diverse cities in the state of Mississippi, put Forest on top. People of many … Continue reading
Update
Due to surgery, I will not be resuming my blog until the month of December. Should be ok by then. Additionally, I wanted to share that for some time now, I have been writing a book about my son, Jimmy. … Continue reading