Cynthia Kim's Blog, page 5
June 3, 2014
Improving Access to Health Care for Autistic Adults
When I posted about my kidney infection saga last summer, a lot of you shared similar stories about difficulties with getting the right treatment for an illness. Often the stories revolved around how hard it is to get properdiagnosis and treatment when your body and brain are atypical in ways that a lot of doctors […]
May 29, 2014
The Importance of Play
This morning as I was lying on the floor wrestling with my dog for her tennis ball–complete with fake growling on my part and some real growling on her part–I realized how important play is in my life. Still. At the age of 45. Since childhood, I’ve enjoyed playing board games and card games, solving […]
May 26, 2014
#Autismisnotacrime Flash Blog
Today Gretchen Leary is hosting a flash blog with the theme #Autismisnotacrime in response to the recent (and not so recent too)stigmatizing media portrayals of autism and autistic people. I’m low on words but after reading some of the ongoing coverage of the UCSB shootings, I made a couple of graphics: Image description: Green text […]
May 22, 2014
Let Me Repeat Myself
In the comments on the Why Talking is Hard post, a few people mentioned that they have a tendency to repeat themselves when speaking and, oh boy, can I relate to that. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about my tendency to say things over and over to someone, because it’s a rather embarrassing […]
May 14, 2014
Big Picture? What Big Picture?
Two weeks in my new town and I’m finally starting to orient myself geographically. It takes me a good long while to get a feel for a new town or a new neighborhood or even a new Starbucks. It’ll be weeks or months before I stop asking The Scientist things like, “do Iturn left here […]
May 12, 2014
#My Writing Process Blog Hop
Last week was quiet around here because my dad was hospitalized on Sunday and I was away from the computer for most of the week. However, Jeannie Davide-Rivera of AspieWriter.com invited me to participate in a writer’s blog hop (and gave me a deadline!) so here I am. Jeannie is the author of a terrific […]
April 30, 2014
Behavior is Communication: Are You Listening?
Behavior is communication. This has become a catchphrase in the autism community. And for good reason. It’s certainly true. A child runs from a store and experts assure the frustrated parent that behavior is communication. A parent asks for advice about why their recently diagnosed child bursts into tears at bathtime and experienced parents nod […]
April 24, 2014
You Are Getting Very Sleepy
Note: The annual Autism Positivity flashblog is being held again this April 30th. Visit the website to find out how you can participate. —- For the past few weeks I’ve been getting ready to move. That’s meant making lots of phone calls to change over utilities and insurance and such. And packing. Lots of packing. […]
April 22, 2014
Taking the SPD Checklist
This week’s test is more of an inventory of traits than a quantitative test. The SPD checklist is intended to help identify areas of atypical sensory processing, including hyposensitivity, hypersensitivity and sensory seeking. Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a stand alone diagnosis, however, there is substantial overlap between SPD and the atypical sensory processing that […]
April 17, 2014
Honoring Our Choices
The final post in the autistic motherhood series is posted at Autism Women’s Network: Autistic Motherhood: Honoring Our Personal Choices It was a challengingone to write. My originalthought was “I’ll write about the decision to have or not have children as an autistic woman.” Which turns out to be an incredibly personal and complex topic. […]
