I am a child of the 80's. I grew up on Sesame Street. I learned more from Sesame Street than what my parents taught me. My kids then watched Sesame Street. It became a part of every family for decades. Then about two years ago, they partnered with Autistic Advocacy Network to help create an… Continue reading ASAN Ends Partnership with Sesame Street Due to Harmful Campaign with Ad Council and Autism Speaks
I see it all the time and hear the common phrase "my child cannot be a scout because they are autistic" and this could not be further from the truth. Scouting is a wonderful program for everyone. It is inclusive, teaches life skills and teaching youth about different types of people. I was a Girl… Continue reading Scouting Benefits Autistics
I try to use my personal experiences to educate you guys. Today there was one. Its been an extremely long time since I had one last. I am going to explain what happened leading up to the meltdown and how it affected me. So yesterday, I was at a dog job and I was walking… Continue reading Adult Autistic Meltdown today: an Inside Look
We are autistic and/or shiny. Special interests are a given. One thing many people do not take into consideration. We bring our special interests into games. We either do that or create our own special interests in the games. This keeps the autistic or the shiny (ADHD) interested. This is an anchor into the particular… Continue reading Special Interests and games
So some of you may know in February, I was in a car accident when we were driving home from cub scouts. We had a green arrow, we turned and the other driver slammed into our car right where I was sitting. Left me with a torn labrum in my right shoulder. I had to… Continue reading There are some good people in the medical field
Aviva Seigler 