Friday, September 28, 2012 6:45 PM Jamaica Time I am sitting at a table in a makeshift dining room/men’s dorm in what in what usually serves as the chapel for Holy Innocents Maternity Home, run by the Missionaries of the Poor (MOP) in Kingston, Jamaica. I won’t be able to post this blog until my return…
Learning the culture of autism
Still on vacation in Autismia, trying to learn the ways of the native culture. Already our little excursion has borne fruit. Anita reported that when our “big guy” with ASD became agitated last week she was able to see his behavior for what it was, and knew all to well from experience where it was…
From Mexico to Autismia…journey continued
OK, so today’s our first autism training class we’ve had for quite a while. In planning our session over the past week, my mind kept going back to an experience that got me in trouble that I’d had in Mexico as a graduate student in Spanish & Portuguese at the University of Colorado many years…
On the road
I spent last evening watching Asperger’s Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Tony Attwood, a British psychologist who has studied and written widely on the subject. This in preparation for a series of trainings we are undertaking with our staff to learn more about Asperger’s and autism. While I like to joke that…