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.
Tag Archives: #ProudlyPDA
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?
Having an Autistic Child Is the Best Thing to Happen to Me…
A Twitter Friend has asked…Over the next two weeks we would like to hear how neurodiversity has positively impacted your life? This is my response.
What If I Told You…
Do we let our own expectations determine our #PDA child’s very future? It is never too late to change that. Embrace…#PrettyDamnedAwesome.
Myth Buster Friday #8
Some of the earliest work in #autism by Kanner and Bettelheim blamed #RefrigeratorMothers and #DistantFathers. Same for #homosexuality. You would think that in the 21st century the #science of #autism was beyond such irresponsibility. Unfortunately a recent discourse on Twitter with one of the few #ActuallyAutistic academicians in the field shows it is not. Is this beginning of another century of blame the parents? Child abuse witch hunts with an assumption of guilt until proven innocent by the ‘experts’? Another layer of investigation to the already challenging pathway to PDA diagnosis?
4 Steps to #ProudlyPDA
Life with Pathological Demand Avoidance…is NOT hard. It is as simple as 4 steps to happiness…for your little human and you!
Self-Directed Learning & Neurodiversity 