Tag: learning disability

Chris Packham’s BBC Series ‘Inside Our Autistic Minds’ Perpetuates Outdated Views on Nonspeaking Autistics

March 4, 2024

Tonight, 4 March 2024, and tomorrow night, BBC Two will be showing Chris Packham’s documentary ‘Inside Our Autistic Minds’, which was first aired at the beginning of 2023. After I watched it last year, I wrote a social media post about some aspects of the series which I found highly problematic. This is what I … More Chris Packham’s BBC Series ‘Inside Our Autistic Minds’ Perpetuates Outdated Views on Nonspeaking Autistics

The Ability To Use Words Does Not Equal Communication Skills

September 30, 2022

Last week we visited a garden centre near us, and as we were looking around, Penguin stopped at the owl doorstops pictured in the photo below. He looked across at me to make sure he had my attention, and then he said “ow” (which for a guy who doesn’t talk, is a pretty good approximation … More The Ability To Use Words Does Not Equal Communication Skills

Autistic With Learning Disability Or Intellectual Disability – What Does It Mean?

April 25, 2022

In this post I will talk about what it means to be autistic with learning disability (a.k.a. general learning disability, intellectual disability, or intellectual impairment). I’m not a medical professional, and I’m not autistic myself – I’m ‘just a mum‘ of an autistic 15 year-old boy. So this post will be based on what I’ve … More Autistic With Learning Disability Or Intellectual Disability – What Does It Mean?

Differently Abled..? A Story About Letters, Literacy, And Being Nonverbal In Two Languages.

September 17, 2021

This is a picture of something Penguin created in a drawing app on his iPad last night. He was laying down, scribbling away on the screen, with a contented smile on his face, looking like he was very pleased with his project. At first glance it might look like a random mess of scribbles, and … More Differently Abled..? A Story About Letters, Literacy, And Being Nonverbal In Two Languages.

Interoception: The Lesser Known But Oh So Important Sensory System

July 9, 2021

How much do you know about our senses? Most people are very familiar with the five senses that helps us process information about the world around us: Our sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell (a.k.a. the visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory and olfactory senses). Then there’s the vestibular and proprioceptive senses, which are both to do … More Interoception: The Lesser Known But Oh So Important Sensory System