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Embracing the Spectrum

a message of hope & love in our journey with autism

Forgotten: Five Things No One Ever Asks Me

April 10, 2018 by Embracing the Spectrum 11 Comments

Forgotten: Five Things No One Ever Asks Me

F is for Forgotten. You know how you sometimes feel like people see you but they don't see you? Lately, that's how I feel. I am the forgotten one. I think I put myself in that place a lot of times because I'm a natural introvert and I don't seek the spotlight. Part of me wants people to notice me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism Conversations, Embracing Autism, Raising a Child with Autism Tagged With: Blogging from A to Z, family, raising a child with autism, relationships, work

My Own Personal Island

January 27, 2018 by embracingthespectrum Leave a Comment

Lately I feel like I'm standing in the middle of a vast ocean on a deserted island. I've crashed there with meager supplies, sent up S.O.S messages, but there's no one answer my calls. No one for thousands of miles. My family and I exist on this island with just the meager supplies we came with to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism Conversations Tagged With: anger, autism, communication, friendships, support

The “Smarter Kids”: Why We Should Value ALL Intelligences

January 10, 2018 by embracingthespectrum Leave a Comment

The “Smarter Kids”: Why We Should Value ALL Intelligences

Today I heard words that made me cringe. We were in my inclusion class and we had just had a Socratic Seminar that my co-teacher and I thought had gone really well.  So, trying to gauge how one of the students in the class with a higher reading level felt about it and whether she felt … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism Conversations, judgment, special needs, teaching children with disabilities Tagged With: education, special needs, teaching children with disabilities, work

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