This tag serves to collect posts with Dr Grimaldi’s key takeaways using positive psychology to understand autistic individuals’ special or intense interests
Illustrated by Angelica Tao I expect the barista to ask if I have autism. She never does, even if I act awkwardly. But if I never fumble at all… She might think I rehearsed my responses. My therapist likes to ask how I feel. About my autism. I got a Read more…
Illustrated by Angelica Tao On the way home, we were already grieving. After the news we were reviving. It was like being in a kaleidoscope. How would I ever cope? I never meant my parents any grief. The diagnosis itself was brief. But the journey ahead? I’d rather aliens hover Read more…
Illustrated by Ellie My senior year of high school came. I was unofficially known as an outcast. It was clear that almost none of my classmates were interested in me or how I was doing. Although a few of them regularly said hi to me in the hallways, it never Read more…
Our Autisticana News Media has finally reached to break barriers as we wanted people to learn how Autism is a special gift. We wanted to let the world know that some of us wanted to be included like the neurotypical people where they get to have social gatherings and go Read more…
Angelica Tao Witches Brew My thoughts are like a witches brew.Unique ingredients with a purpose they imbue.My imagination has potential to be understood.But it’s not for everyone, even if they could-Their understanding would be surface deep.My imagination is mostly for me to reap.I could make flow charts and graphs explaining.I Read more…
By Dr. Christine Grimaldi In a world where shadows often dance and sway, Where voices of dissent might lead us astray, There’s a whisper, a call, in the wind, so rife, Urging us to choose a more positive life. Stop turning the good into shades of gray, Embrace the light, Read more…
While our journey to Albany, New York has been quite the adventure from Government Buildings to the RV Sales of the Capital Region. This is also our very first Interesting Journeys Blog which we will resume our exciting adventures throughout later this year while leaving Long Island to discover new places that we’ve never been before or similar places that some of us have been visiting on their last trip to this town or popular destination.
In Loving Tribute to My Beloved Sister Cat, Soft as the finest silk and swift as the fleeting wind, your presence in my life has been nothing short of a blessing. today marks nine months on heaven that the devastating effects cancer took you away from me. You were the Read more…
When my twin brother Ryan and I were born prematurely both of us were 3 lbs and over two months early. I was diagnosed with moderate Cerebral Palsy (CP) at birth. Which means I have a brain hemorrhage in a very rare spot. My Cerebral Palsy affects my entire right Read more…
While United States, Canada and the United Kingdom had problems with financial issues and support for the people with disabilities. Countries that have a lot of money to support the system of Disabilities Rights. The Countries that give them successful services like Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Portugal. Japan, The Netherlands, Read more…