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Three Things that Help My Neurodiverse Family Run Smoothly

By Atlanta Parent Editorial — 2021

I am autistic. I am also the mother of an autistic child, and the wife of a neurotypical (nonautistic) partner. We are a neurodiverse family.

Read on www.atlantaparent.com

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Teaching Tips for Children and Adults with Autism

Good teachers helped me to achieve success. I was able to overcome autism because I had good teachers.

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Temple Grandin
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Transition Ideas: A Personal Perspective

Temple was asked to identify those factors that facilitated her successful transition and employment. Below is a short article from Temple on making the transition from high school to the workplace.

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Temple Grandin
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Making the Transition from the World of School into the World of Work

During my travels to many autism conferences I have observed many sad cases of people with autism who have successfully completed high school or college but have been unable to make the transition into the world of work.

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Temple Grandin
1996
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Genius May Be an Abnormality: Educating Students with Asperger’s Syndrome, or High Functioning Autism

I am becoming increasingly concerned that intellectually gifted children are being denied opportunities because they are being labeled either Asperger’s or high functioning autism.

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Temple Grandin
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Choosing the Right Job for People with Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome

Jobs need to be chosen that make use of the strengths of people with autism or Asperger’s syndrome.

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Temple Grandin
1999
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‘Intensive’ Parenting Is Now the Norm in America

The style of child-rearing that most aspire to takes a lot of time and money, and many families can’t pull it off.

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Joe Pinsker
2019
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Becoming Emotionally Self-Reliant

I’m the first to admit that for many years, I was a bit emotionally needy. Not in a crazy, desperate way, but in the way that many of us are. I wanted someone else to make me happy, blamed others for my unhappiness, sought to fulfill my emotional needs through others.

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Leo Babauta
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The Difference Between Grown-Ups and “Adult-Children”

Still clinging to the fears and fury of childhood? You can unarrest your development once and for all.

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Martha Beck
2020
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