Last updated on November 26, 2023
Podcast Episode 0076, Season 5, Episode 7; 9 November 2021
Navigating Autism
Published in September 2021, Navigating Autism: 9 Mindsets for Helping Kids on the Spectrum by Temple Grandin and Debra Moore offers a positive approach to supporting young autistics. I can see my daughters and myself in some of the passages. The research citations appeal to my desire for evidence, too.
Like most autistics and parents, I rarely agree with most autism guides and texts. We’re too often reduced to our deficits. And, I don’t always agree with my colleagues. But, Dr. Grandin always makes me think. It was a pleasure to meet Dr. Moore, and I’m fascinated by her research in the area of Internet addiction.
Dr. Temple Grandin is a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. She might be the best-known autistic self-advocate in the United States. I have been privileged to meet her in person at conferences and enjoy listening to her discuss animals, science, and engineering. She has said that many people she meets in construction and manufacturing are likely Neurodiverse.
Dr. Debra Moore is a psychologist who promotes therapies with a focus on strengths, not deficits. She has written extensively on the need for a positive model of autism. Dr. Moore encourages parents, caregivers, and educators to consider the needs of autistics in adulthood. Autistic children grow up and need skills for success.
Books by Grandin and Moore:
- Navigating Autism: https://amzn.to/3wwrF0c
- The Loving Push: https://amzn.to/3qiKBPa
Books by Dr. Grandin:
- Thinking in Pictures: https://amzn.to/31MfSQk
- The Way I See It: https://amzn.to/3CZJ5F9
- Different, Not Less: https://amzn.to/3o744Q6
Book Section by Dr. Moore
- The Nine Degrees of Autism (Contributor): https://amzn.to/3wtKXDD
Transcript
Hello and welcome to The Autistic Me Podcast. I am Christopher Scott Wyatt, an autistic parent to two Neurodiverse young daughters.
I’ve met dozens of autistic parents who realized they were autistic while seeking supports for their children. Many of the autistics diagnosed later in life begin their journeys of self-discovery after a child is diagnosed as autistic.
Some of them have told me I was fortunate to know that I was autistic before my wife Susan and I decided to form a family. Surely, I’m an expert on how to support and nurture my daughters.
No. I’m overwhelmed, insecure, and always searching for insights.
I recently received a review copy of Navigating Autism: Nine Mindsets for Helping Kids on the Spectrum. I found myself nodding in agreement often, and sometimes I was left with questions. I appreciate books that make me think.
It is an honor to welcome the book’s authors, Professor Temple Grandin and Dr. Debra Moore, to The Autistic Me Podcast.
Transcription in progress.
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