The story behind “Our Small Wonders”
When I was six my mamu gave me taped episodes of a programme called ‘Small Wonder’. It was a programme about a family with…
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Autism at 18: the Sequel
It crept up on us, autism, again. Almost overnight, really. We have been an autism family for a long time now. Nearly fourteen…
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How authentically is autism represented in the media?
Diagnosed with autism at the age of four: my way of being is different to others. I express myself differently. I learn differently.…
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Autism through an ecological lens
People on the spectrum are always on my mind but especially this autism awareness month. My refrain is always to be kind, to…
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“Thought tariffs”: Making therapies your own
In an early part of my career, I worked in the Ministry of Education in Namibia. During my time there, the Government was…
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Sharing your child’s autism diagnosis: Why and How?
Last year, on my son’s 10th birthday, I shared the news of his autism diagnosis with him right after he opened his birthday present.…
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Humans hold many values close to their hearts, and among them, one that appears universally, is the value of connectedness and belonging. This…
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“Can you please not do that” “Why” “No one else is doing it” “But no one else is me”. That is an exchange…
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Visual success: aids for non or pre verbal children part 2
In my last blog I promised you some examples of visual aids you can use for non or pre verbal children. Here are…
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Visual success: aids for non or pre verbal children
When I was young, I used to have a terrifying, recurring nightmare. In some of these dreams, I was in danger and desperate…
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