“The word “autistic” is accurate. But so are other words that we no longer use to describe people: spinster (unmarried woman), hobo (migrant worker), cripple (person with a physical handicap), and so on. The fact that a person is unmarried… — Ellen Notbohm Copy Share Image
“A popular Internet essay notes: “There is no egg in egg plant, neither apple nor pine in pineapple. A guinea pig is neither from… — Ellen Notbohm Copy Share Image
“The child who lives with autism may look “normal,” but his behavior can be perplexing and downright unruly.” — Ellen Notbohm Copy Share Image
“There is no egg in egg plant, neither apple nor pine in pineapple. A guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a… — Ellen Notbohm Copy Share Image
“Adults often think that fair means impartial, equitable, unbiased. Family rules, school rules, and team rules apply to each sibling, student, or teammate equally.… — Ellen Notbohm Copy Share Image
“If you’re treading quicksand in the swamp of what-might- have-been, you can be sure that’s the message your child gets. You’re a rare person… — Ellen Notbohm Copy Share Image
“Think of it as affirmative brainwashing. The more you articulate your child’s strengths and gifts, the more both of you grow to believe it.” — Ellen Notbohm Copy Share Image
“The word “autistic” is accurate. But so are other words that we no longer use to describe people: spinster (unmarried woman), hobo (migrant worker),… — Ellen Notbohm Copy Share Image
“Cognitive and social learning cannot break through to a child whose world is intrusively loud, blindingly bright, unbearably malodorous and physically complicated to navigate.” — Ellen Notbohm Copy Share Image
