We are entering the holiday season when gratitude, gatherings and gifting carry us to year’s end. I rarely ask for favors or gifts, but I am boldly asking for one now. If you have not done so, will you please, dear readers, directly subscribe to this blog? It’s simple to do. Just go to walk-the-moon.comContinue reading “Please, And Thank You”
Category Archives: Raising Autism
Bad Girls
I haven’t shared a poem in years. Here’s a new one. Here’s to the bad girls, The ones who rise at midnight, Twitching for a fix Of wind in the valley or snow in the city. They rise and watch for ways to break Crystal and ceramics and stand- Ards forced by birth. These badContinue reading “Bad Girls”
We need neurodivergence
A Raising Autism blog Whenever I hear RFK Jr. speak about autism, fear builds inside me. He talks about ridding the world of children with ASD. He speaks about them as unproductive members of society, harming the general social good. He continues to blame vaccines when the ASD and vaccine connection has been long debunked-Continue reading “We need neurodivergence”
Oops! I did it again.
A Raising Autism blog I’ve written about girls on the spectrum many times. Both of my girls are ASD, and each have unique challenges. My younger daughter struggles with angry outbursts and self esteem. My older daughter represses emotions until she implodes-or explodes- both words work. Either way, the fallout envelops me like a roilingContinue reading “Oops! I did it again.”
On the Spectrum-Republished
Into the Wilderness: Story 12 Raising Autism: Survey 101 I have yet to write about ASD, or Autism Spectrum Disorder. That’s because we had yet to make the connection. Girls are less likely than boys to be diagnosed with ASD, even when they manifest typical behaviors. Currently, boys outnumber girls with autism four to oneContinue reading “On the Spectrum-Republished”
Is Neurotypical Neurowrong?
A Raising Autism Blog Having two daughters with autism has been a crash course in emotional self-management. I knew so little when my daughters were diagnosed in their early teens and tweens. Even after the diagnosis, and so much therapy, reading, observing, reflecting, ASD remains an unknown landscape. I was born on the Oklahoma flatlands.Continue reading “Is Neurotypical Neurowrong?”
Living inside the autistic brain
Raising Autism I didn’t watch the festivities for Trump’s inauguration, but then, other than the swearing in, I have rarely watched inaugurations end to end. Nor have I monitored Trump’s initial flurry of executive orders. I’ve had other things on my mind. Adult children with autism. As my girls have grown, their autism has manifestedContinue reading “Living inside the autistic brain”
Beautiful Minds
Raising Autism Every once in a while, we on Walk the Moon like to take a break from issue analysis and political commentary. That’s the plan for this week’s blog. Over the weekend, while preparing for the holidays by making no less than 9 different kinds of cookies and treats (it’s as exhausting as itContinue reading “Beautiful Minds”
Neurodivergence in the workplace
Raising Autism I have raised two daughters with special needs. By “special needs” I don’t mean physical limitations- though that can be an issue. I do mean neurodivergence. Both of my girls are on the spectrum and one has severe ADHD. Let’s be clear: these diagnoses create “special needs.” They were never able to participateContinue reading “Neurodivergence in the workplace”
The Other
Raising Autism 301 I have a family member who has a perfect child. By perfect I mean socially, physically, intellectually, creatively, emotionally, naturally ideal. She was a straight A student, played the violin at almost a prodigy level, is perfectly formed according to modern ideals, absolutely gorgeous, sweet, unaffected, thoughtful, loyal, dynamic. She has noContinue reading “The Other”
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