This account of "Ponyo" really caught my eye: "In Ponyo, I found a character who probably was never intended to display signs of PDD-NOS. But there she was on the big screen, reflecting so much of what I see every day in Kayleigh. And...

{"title":"A Parent of a Child with ASD Goes to see "Ponyo"","post_url":"http:\/\/onthespectrum.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/parent-of-child-with-asd-goes-to-see.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/onthespectrum.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default?alt=rss","author":"brarygirl","date":"2009-08-18 07:36:00","summary":"This account of \"Ponyo\" really caught my eye: \"In Ponyo, I found a character who probably was never intended to display signs of PDD-NOS. But there she was on the big screen, reflecting so much of what I see every day in Kayleigh. And..."}

This NPR story is generating buzz.

{"title":"My Brother Has Autism","post_url":"http:\/\/onthespectrum.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/my-brother-has-autism.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/onthespectrum.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default?alt=rss","author":"brarygirl","date":"2009-01-02 12:49:00","summary":"This NPR story is generating buzz."}

Sorry I have not been posting. Vacation and school preparation got in the way. Discovery Health will be airing a program on October 1st called "Autism X6" which profiles a family in which all 6 children have been diagnosed somewhere on the...

{"title":"New Discovery Health Program","post_url":"http:\/\/onthespectrum.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/new-discovery-health-program.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/onthespectrum.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default?alt=rss","author":"brarygirl","date":"2008-09-07 13:32:00","summary":"Sorry I have not been posting. Vacation and school preparation got in the way. Discovery Health will be airing a program on October 1st called \"Autism X6\" which profiles a family in which all 6 children have been diagnosed somewhere on the..."}

Shoe tying is still a challenge in our household. When I saw this post in ParentHacks , I thought it might be a good one to share. Check out the links in the comments, too.

{"title":"Resources for Learning to Tie Shoelaces","post_url":"http:\/\/onthespectrum.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/resources-for-learning-to-tie-shoelaces.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/onthespectrum.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default?alt=rss","author":"brarygirl","date":"2008-08-13 16:42:00","summary":"Shoe tying is still a challenge in our household. When I saw this post in ParentHacks , I thought it might be a good one to share. Check out the links in the comments, too."}

Here is a document created by something called the Job Accomodation Network (ultimately part of the US Department of Labor) entitled "Employees with Asperger Syndrome". It looks like it could be very useful for employers who might not know much.

{"title":"Advice for Employers","post_url":"http:\/\/onthespectrum.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/advice-for-employers.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/onthespectrum.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default?alt=rss","author":"brarygirl","date":"2008-08-01 09:24:00","summary":"Here is a document created by something called the Job Accomodation Network (ultimately part of the US Department of Labor) entitled \"Employees with Asperger Syndrome\". It looks like it could be very useful for employers who might not know much."}