'This is not what I signed up for' to ‘I Wish I Didn’t Have Aspergers': #AutismPositivity2012

Q&A #7 What is your dream?

Here we are at the end of April already!  And here is the last of my Austism Awareness/Acceptance blog posts. The question is "What is the biggest, wildest, craziest dream you have for your ASD child?"

I am tonsil-less and have a Wonderful Amazing Brilliant Husband

This is my first tonsil-less blog post. Yep- I had my tonsils out last week. I really hope they weren't a crucial part of my ability to write something worth reading! I guess we'll see.

Q&A 6: What would you change?

Time for the next question in my Autism Awareness/ Acceptance Month series. "If you could change one thing about the world your ASD child lives in, what would it be?" I asked this question because I have heard so many parents say that one of the hard things for Autistic kids is dealing with the world around them. Part of this I have put down to the fact that kids with ASD struggle to learn and understand social interactions and conventions. Part of it I have put down to other peoples reactions to Autistic type behaviours. So I was interested to see what parents would change for their kids. Here are the answers people gave-

Trying to be satisfied with what I've got.

So, I entered this Blogging competition. Then I did something stupid.

The more weird the merrier- follow up on the Weird Movement

A while back I posted The Weirder The Better, in response to a movement I'd seen online encouraging people to be open about their differences as a way to help others realise they are not alone in feeling different and that it is OK. It's been exciting to see how far that movement has gone.

A visit to Autism Island

Wow! What an honour!!  I have been featured as Guest Blogger on Autism Island! You can find the post here. Please take the time to have a look around Christine's blog. There is so much good stuff on there! And if you like what you see, I'm sure Christine would appreciate your vote in the  "Top 30 Autism Blogs for Parents 2012".  
Thank you Christine! It's a real compliment to have been included in your wonderful blog.