The Liftings

Jeff Stimpson — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:46:27 +0100

Alex started coming home with the dolls a few months ago. One every Saturday, it seemed, when he got off the bus from his rec program. He’d round the yellow hood cutching one in his hand. One week it was the grandfather doll, another week the grandmother, another the teacher and another the student. One week he scampered to the front door of our building holding what appeared to be the doll of a middle-age teacher wearRead More...

What Else Could Have Been Said

Jeff Stimpson — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:42:08 +0100

What Could Have Been Said

Here’s how I wish it had gone in the line at the grocery store that quiet Sunday morning:

(As Jeff pulls out his old wallet to pay, his credit cards and other plastic sRead More...

Tau everyone

Wanda Y Perez — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:02:00 +0100

My granddaughter and I just moved to Austin, I'm looking for some support and some play groups. I don't drive so it can't be late in the day. My little one has a hard time making friends and the transition has been extremely hard on her. I'm hoping that once school starts it will make a little difference in her life but from past experience traditional schooling well dose not seem to help her any. She's very bright, but falls behind due to the behaviors. I don't know anyone here and our firstRead More...

Dawning

Jeff Stimpson — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:04:23 +0100

Dawning sexuality in the autistic sometimes takes the form of self-aggressive behavior, such as arm biting and slapping of one’s own face. I did not know that, but I learn it at this seminar, where another dad of an 11-year-old has just said his son does that.

“Can I expect an intensification of that kind of aggressive beRead More...

Roll On

Jeff Stimpson — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:48:21 +0100

Sitting at the dinnertable, I hear a strange noise from the bathroom and suddenly realize that Alex has been in there for almost the whole time it’s taken me to eat half my slice of salmon loaf. “Alex, what are you doing in there?”

He’s spinning spinning spinning the roll of toilet paper, until there are two pRead More...

Got Michael's?

Jeff Stimpson — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:30:19 +0100

Alex gets off the school bus one afternoon and says, “Going to Michael’s?”

“We’re not going to Michael’s,” says Jill. “Not today, Alex. Michael’s is not an everyday thing, though that would be nice, I admit.”

Pretzel Logic

Jeff Stimpson — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:11:14 +0100

When we decide to get off Alex off the pretzels, there’s maybe a bag and half of Rold Gold Original Thins left in the house, scattered through three bags. Not much left but fragments and salt, either.

“Alex, no more pretzels in a few days, you know.&rdqRead More...

Great Apps for Communication

Mike — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:53:29 +0100

Check out some of these awesome AAC communication Apps for the iphone.

http://www.proloquo2go.com/

Site Up After Testing

Mike — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:11:45 +0100

Hi,

The blank white page encountered by some earlier today was due to a scheduled system backup. The site is currently running again

Close Shave

Jeff Stimpson — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:35:29 +0100

All of a sudden Alex has a line along his upper lip. At first, like every parent of a boy pushing 12, I assumed it was dirt. Then I assumed it was shadow. Then I realized that Alex is getting older and older and older, and suddenly another milestone was gone.

He has a pencil line, like Matt Dillion’s in Something AboutRead More...

Close Shave

Jeff Stimpson — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:34:09 +0100

He has a pencil line, like Matt Dillion’s in Something AboutRead More...

The Looks

Jeff Stimpson — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:05:07 +0100

Recently, my 12-year-old Alex kept trying to scoot through an open door in the basement of our neighborhood supermarket. The store wasn’t crowded and hardly anyone noticed me hauling him back to the checkout line except a young lady working the register. I saw her looking at Alex with the small smile and direct eyes that I’ve learned mean: She knows someone with autism. She stroked his head once.

The cashier might have stroked Alex’s head out of understaRead More...

Wakefeild A Fraud

Mike — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:07:30 +0100

Interesting article

"THE doctor who sparked the scare over the safety of the MMR vaccine for children changed and misreported results in his research, creating the appearance of a possible link with autism, a Sunday Times investigation has found.

Confidential medical documents and interviews with witnesses have established that Andrew Wakefield manipulated patients’ data, which triggered fears that the MMR triple vaccine to protect against measles, mumps and rubella waRead More...

Autism Symposium June 4th

Mike — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:10:27 +0100

Hi All,

Announcing a 1-day Autism Symposium on June 4, 2010 (for presenter information and program details open the PDF attachment)

Autism: Treatment Methodologies and a Multi-Disciplinary Approach

Join experts in the treatment of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder as we demonstrate and discuss treatment methodologies and a multi-disciplinary approach to intervention.

This one day conference for professionals will provide a comprehensive and hands-on viewRead More...

Should Excessive Absences Impact Child Placement?

Mike — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:54:31 +0100

Check out this great blog entry from Wright's Law:

"No, the opposite is true. “Excessive” absences should trigger the team’s Child Find legal responsibilities. The school district should be concerned about the reasons for the student’s absences and determine whether he has a permanent or temporary condition related to a disability that caused these absences.

There are many reasons why children miss school - children with disabilities often have medicaRead More...

The Marino Autism Institute

Mike — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:50:59 +0100

Check out the new info on the Marino Institute:

"Due to the generosity of the Jim and Jan Moran, the Moran MARI Endowment Fund was created. In September 2005, the Dan Marino Foundation announced a pledge of $1.2 million to establish the Marino Autism Research Institute (MARI). MARI is the first philanthropically funded "virtual institute" designed to develop and implement cutting-edge research, including clinical studies and training, to address key questions about the causes and tRead More...

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Blog entries

The Liftings

What Else Could Have Been Said

Tau everyone

Dawning

Roll On

Got Michael's?

Pretzel Logic

Great Apps for Communication

Site Up After Testing

Close Shave

Close Shave

The Looks

Wakefeild A Fraud

Autism Symposium June 4th

Should Excessive Absences Impact Child Placement?

The Marino Autism Institute

Browser Issues Resolved

test

huuuuuui er er tert re t

Blogging number 123