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Monthly Archives: October 2017

Sensory Changes: An Article Review

When I saw this blog/article in my Twitter feed, it made me think of just one thing…PanKwake and baths. Sensory needs do change over time. And we need to accommodate that in our little humans…teh big ones too.

Posted byTara CoxOctober 28, 2017Posted inNeurodivergenceTags:#HappilyAutistic, #ProudlyPDA, article review, autism, neurodivergent, sensory diet, sensory needs, sensory overloadLeave a comment on Sensory Changes: An Article Review

Myth Buster Friday #10

Never invited to parties? Always melting down? No one to play with? Yes, maybe true of some on the Autistic Spectrum. But not all. With #support and an #enabling #environment, PanKwake is a real #PartyAnimal.

Posted byTara CoxOctober 27, 2017Posted inNeurodivergenceTags:#AutismMyths, #HappilyAutistic, #ProudlyPDA, autism, neurodivergent, party, socialization2 Comments on Myth Buster Friday #10

Would You Rather…

Would you rather live with Donald Trump in a Speedo or Hillary Clinton in a bikini? How PanKwake taught herself Theory of Mind…

Posted byTara CoxOctober 23, 2017Posted inNeurodivergenceTags:autism, neurodivergent, self-taught, Theory of MindLeave a comment on Would You Rather…

Am I Normal?

For months I have brooding over this question…Am I normal? Anyone who knows me knows that I am not…but what then I am?

Posted byTara CoxOctober 21, 2017Posted inNeurodivergence, Random ThoughtsTags:#ActuallyAutistic, #HappilyAutistic, #ProudlyPDA, neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, neurotypical, pdaLeave a comment on Am I Normal?

Myth Buster Friday #9

A ‘cure’ for autism? For dyslexia? But at what cost? And WHO gets to decide? I think that X-Men: The Last Stand has much to say to the #neurodiversity movement.

Posted byTara CoxOctober 20, 2017Posted inUncategorizedTags:autism, autism cure, cure, dyslexia, Neurodivergence, neurodivergent, parent, parents, pathological demand avoidance, pda, Pretty Damned Awesome, X-MenLeave a comment on Myth Buster Friday #9

Challenges…

Why isn’t anything ever easy? Why doesn’t anything ever go to plan? My conversation with Cookie Monster over lunch was a foreshadowing of things to come…the latest challenge that we all face.

Posted byTara CoxOctober 19, 2017Posted inNeurodivergence, Random ThoughtsTags:autism, challenge, challenges, disability, disabled, life, neurodivergent, parent, pda5 Comments on Challenges…

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