Entries categorized as Aspergers
Autism Sunday
I’ve read a few comments here and there this week about churches who will be celebrating Valentine’s Day in their Sunday Services.
Me? I abhor the tendency to allow liturgy to be dominated by the greetings card industry. It has already turned Mothering Sunday into an icky sentimentality, and now apparently we have to celebrate Lurve More...
the twelve days of autism Christmas
anyone with ASD/Aspergers in the house should read this. It will make you laugh, and cry, and know that you’re more normal than you realise. I love the fact that day four is completely missing…
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Autism and Aspergers in kids
The absolutely best book I've read on this is Clare Sainsbury's Martian in the Playground. Can't recommend it highly enough.
My son's lovely post is here
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Surf genius and Aspergers
It's a caricature that people with Aspergers Syndrome or High Functioning Autism are always geniuses. They aren't all geniuses, although diagnosis assumes an IQ that's average or higher. What is true, though, is that "aspies" often develop a strong interest in something, and can even be quite obsessive about it. And a combination of More...
asd, aspergers – more helpful suggestions…
Here's another thing that is really useful for people who struggle with motor co-ordination… and while we're about it, these Jesus pencil tops are no help at all, but they might just make you laugh:
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Autism, aspergers, pens and cutlery
In previous posts my son and I have mentioned special equipment for helping iwth the motor difficulties associated with ASD/Aspergers. In response to a clutch of requests, this is what we use – but NB there are various types of each thing, and if you have an OT referral, she should be giving you recommendations. More...
Autism in adults
Adult autism is now high on the government's agenda and a report is
due for publication before the end of the year with the promise of a
national strategy to improve the lives and opportunities for those
living with something which Chris describes as "not a label or illness
but a way of being "
'Adults with Autism' will More...
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author musician theologian
Maggi has kept a blog since September 2003, writing about theology and faith, the arts and literature, and a little about life and random nonsense...
This title focuses on the importance of understanding who God is - and who he is not. It explores the core Lenten idea of 'giving up', taking it beyond the traditional idea of simply abstaining from something.
This book compares and contrasts the different Gospel narratives of Christ's coming. It is designed specifically for use in 2007, highlighting links to the Church calendar. It is intended for those wanting daily Bible readings for Advent.
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