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April marked Autism Awareness Month in the United States, and as the month closes, I've been reflecting on the topic. Autism is a hot topic in the news in recent months. I think that the media is often doing a great job in providing us with stories and information about Autism. However, many of these headlines focus on the gloom and doom of this "devastating" disorder. These stories play an important role in raising awareness, but there is another side to Autism. Read More
Thank you.
Nicole,
Thanks for this commentary. It's much needed. If more people kept the open mind you do, those of us with ASD would have much easier lives.
Interesting Point
Great post.
I entirely agree! With
I entirely agree! With growing awareness comes the knowledge and the facts. Some people would label certain behaviors. However the bar must be raised all the time: parents/teachers cannot settle with a certain diagnosis. They must work on improving those qualities plus more! The attention must be paid to the skills not to the areas where a person on the spectrum has the most problems with.
You are right, Temple Grandin is an amazing woman! I'm sure if her mother settled for less, Grandin would never be able to accomplish what she had.Being an "Anthropologist on Mars"is better than being an alien on Earth!
I entirely agree! With
I entirely agree! With growing awareness comes the knowledge and the facts. Some people would label certain behaviors. However the bar must be raised all the time: parents/teachers cannot settle with a certain diagnosis. They must work on improving those qualities plus more! The attention must be paid to the skills not to the areas where a person on the spectrum has the most problems with.
You are right, Temple Grandin is an amazing woman! I'm sure if her mother settled for less, Grandin would never be able to accomplish what she had.Being an "Anthropologist on Mars"is better than being an alien on Earth!
April Awareness month still has momentum
We produced a video for April's autism awareness month to help comfort families. We hope you enjoy it on YouTube AutismFamilyOnline.
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