Archives for "February, 2009"

Posted by Sandy on 24th February 2009
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Autistic and In Love

A friend tipped me off to this article in Glamour about a couple (pictured above), both on the spectrum.  I’ll say “on the spectrum” because the article characterizes everyone with ASDs as “autistic” even though some seem more high-functioning than others.
It reminds me just a little of Mozart And The Whale, another popular Aspergers/Autism love [...]

Posted by Sandy on 20th February 2009
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Visual-Spatial Toys: Rush Hour

Back with more visual-spatial goodies.  I used to have a game called Rush Hour that was hands-down the biggest hit in my classroom, whether I was teaching third grade or eighth.  It involved moving cars on a grid in as few moves as possible to free a particular car from the arrangement.  Vehicles could only [...]

Posted by Sandy on 18th February 2009
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Making Peace With The Phone

(photo: William Hook)
Ring ring.  It’s the telephone!  (Actually, they don’t sound much like that anymore.)  I had a fun conversation with another Aspie recently about how much we detest talking on the phone.  Apparently this is a known trait in both children and adults on the spectrum.
Did anyone watch Peanuts?  Remember Charlie Brown’s teacher?  That’s [...]

Posted by Sandy on 17th February 2009
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Using Photography As A Therapy Tool: Part 2

In Part 1, I explained why photography works so well for me as an adult with Aspergers.  Now let’s look at some of the creative projects you can make with your child’s photographs!

Moo makes these amazing mini cards that are a little smaller than half a business card.  What’s great is that you can order [...]

Posted by Sandy on 17th February 2009
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Using Photography As A Therapy Tool: Part 1

Cross-posting photos from my Flickr pool.  My husband is a life-long photographer and it wasn’t until he got me into it that I learned that my father (undiagnosed but most definitely also an aspie) has had a forever passion for photography as well.  I can’t get enough of it because as strong as I am [...]

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