This post wraps up my Free Inquiry project on Autism (ASD). While completing my research and reflecting on my personal experience. These are some of the things I am taking away from this project. Overall, I learned a lot from this project and feel more prepared to support, understand, and celebrate neurodiversity in my future…
We often hear about the need for Autism Spectrum Disorder awareness, that it is important for people to know about the existence of ASD, to recognize signs, and to understand that children with autism are a part of our world. But awareness alone is not enough. What really changes lives is ASD acceptance. By practicing…
For this week’s post, I will walk you through what day-to-day life could look like for someone living with ASD I am no expert; this is just my interpretation. I will be using first-person narration to allow you, readers, to step into the perspective of what life could look like for someone who has ASD….
This week, I wanted to take a more personal approach and talk about my own experiences with ASD in my family. I grew up in a family where ASD has always been a part of my life. I have three brothers, two younger and one older. One of the younger ones got diagnosed at a…
Autism (Autism Symptom Disorder, ASD) is one of the most common developmental disabilities. Symptoms can be severe and interfere with everyday tasks. When we talk about ASD, it is important to remember that every student on the spectrum is unique in their own way. There is not a single way ASD can “look” in a…
For my second Free Inquiry post, I wanted to talk on what ASD is and talk about some strengths and challenges that come along with living with ASD. Photo by Getty Images on Unsplash Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a developmental difference that shapes how people communicate, interact, and experience the world. It’s…
For my Free Inquiry Project, I have decided I want to dive deeper and start researching more about Autism. I have three brothers with autism, and I grew up seeing a few things here and there, but now that I am older, I really want to be able to understand, get more educated and learn…