Podcast 0093, Season 6, Episode 3; 4 October 2022 Hypnotherapist Kathy Carter From Kathy Carter: Kathy Carter is a UK-based online therapist serving a predominantly autistic client case. She trained with the UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy, a leading training provider specializing in cognitive-behavioral theory and practice. Kathy is…
Tag: mental health
“Don’t forget, April is Autism Awareness Month!” How could anyone forget? “One in every 44 children likely meets the criteria for an autism diagnosis. This month is for them.” Awareness. Acceptance. Autistic Pride. Thank goodness, the first week of this month, I wasn’t online much. In a case of curiously good…
Podcast Episode 0079, Season 5, Episode 10; 14 December 2021 Jude Morrow on Loving Your Place on the Spectrum, a book about autistics being their best selves. From Jude: Loving Your Place on the Spectrum is a guide for living a happy and successful autistic life. Jude combines his own…
Podcast Episode 0072, Season 5, Episode 3; 12 October 2021 Special Education and Independent Evaluations Susan and I obtained a third-party neuropsychological evaluation for our oldest daughter, Leigh, to ensure she receives the public education supports mandated by federal law. Many parents don’t realize you can obtain and submit an…
Podcast Episode 0066; Season 04, Episode 30; June 18, 2021 Gary Martinez is a fitness trainer and father of Monica, a 15-year-old autistic young woman. He describes his choice to leave a “Big Box” fitness center for independent fitness training as becoming “an athlete for life” focused on Monica. Gary integrates sensory activities into Monica’s…
Podcast Episode 0064; Season 04, Episode 28; May 18, 2021 Our daughters and I have had a fair number of neuropsych assessments. The girls both have a list of official diagnostic labels. The three of us have ADHD in common. On her ninth birthday, we began yet another neuro-psychological assessment for Leigh, our eldest…
I have started and stopped work on a memoir repeatedly since 2007. For the last few weeks, I have been attempting to resurrect the work, in part because readers of this blog, listeners to the podcast, and social media followers continue to ask for such a work. It is doubtful more…
Our daughters, now known as “Leigh” and “Anne” on The Autistic Me, are Neurodiverse. They share some traits, share traits with me, and also have their individual needs. Their adoption was finalized in May 2019, or as they say, “We adopted you, Daddy!” The girls are everything to me. We…
What does it mean to be autistic? Like many diagnosed later in life, I turned to books for some answers. The autistic label was applied to me during my first year in a doctoral program. That was also the academic year I started this blog. Among the books I read…
Podcast Episode 0054; Season 04, Episode 18; February 2, 2021 Roy Richard Grinker is a Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at George Washington University. His books include Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism. I met Dr. Grinker in May of 2007 while he was promoting Unstrange Minds, my favorite book on autism’s history.…