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Temple Grandin, Autism Awareness, and the Downside of Autism Awareness

Autism Awareness and the Downside to Awareness

As the Autism Awareness in Action Campaign Begins, Consider the Downside One of the biggest reasons I wanted to put together the  Autism Awareness in Action campaign was because so many folks out there are focusing on Awareness campaigns. But there is a danger of what I like to call the social high of becoming…

Kat’s Cafe to ‘I Wish I Didn’t Have Aspergers’: #AutismPositivity2012

Autism Positivity Flash Blog

Autism Awareness in Action, A Positive Message about Autism for #AutismPositivity2012 It’s hard dealing with autism in the family, and I won’t lie, there are days when I am overwhelmed and out of sorts with too many questions asked repeatedly, (no desire to do) potty-training, too many doctors, and not enough time or therapy to…

Autism Awareness: Moving Beyond Awareness Into Action and Promise

30 Days of Autism Awareness Month Challenge Begins at the Cafe

Autism Awareness Month Almost Over, Now What? I have this idea. It goes something like this: we participate in an awareness campaign (like this one for Autism Awareness) and it gives us a sense of purpose, a sense of healing, and even, maybe, a sense of achievement — we did something. There’s something inherent in…

To “I Wish I Didn’t Have Aspergers”: An #AutismPositivity2012 Flash Blog Event

Autism Positivity Flash Blog

A Message of Hope, Happiness, and the Other Side of an Aspergers Diagnosis Note from Kat: I have reblogged this with Leah’s permission from her site, 30 Days of Autism, because I support this event, I want the Cafe to take part in it, and I think you should too. I have more posts coming…

30 Days of Action for Autism Awareness Month

MUST Share Awesome Autism Awareness Month Calender: I was scrolling along through Pinterest when I came to the neatest poster – on Autism Awareness Month. What made it so awesome, though … it was created to give you actionable things to do instead of just showing ‘awareness’ during Autism Awareness Month. Of course this was…