“What is your name?” someone might ask. It’s a simple question, but when I try to make the sounds that form my name, other words push and shove their way forward. Instead, “you may no...
I’m guest blogging on Emma’s Hope Book this morning to introduce all of you to the just launched IndieG0Go Campaign for the documentary Emma is co-directing with Julia Ngeow, producer Geneva ...
https://emmashopebook.com/2015/11/02/its-here-the-link-to-a-clip-from-unspoken-the-documentary/
Gazing hungrily at the docking station that cradles my iPhone, I can already hear in my head the first song I will play. It is a charge surging through my body. It’s electric. It’s stars that...
https://emmashopebook.com/2015/10/28/a-language-i-am-fluent-in/
Educating resting minds means patient repetition of mobile thinking. My mind is lightning fast in a body whose parts often do things that give people a different impression. How best to sway d...
https://emmashopebook.com/2015/10/21/educating-resting-minds-the-documentary-unspoken/
Wading into the world takes achingly long when comparing the expectation with the reality. Vibrant expectations swirl and dance a tempting flurry of ease and take no time to build the skills ne...
Let’s talk about needing green minds, eager thinking, waiting for butter to spread onto toast. Let’s talk about excitable pink ideas, ah-ha moments of lovely surprise filling the cavernous ...
Needing time to learn, understanding concepts and refining techniques are all done on separate timelines. Best to approach each with curiosity and patience, with a large dose of belief in the o...
(A note on Emma’s post. Because this is a fictitious dialogue that Emma wrote, for clarity’s sake, I asked her if it was okay to put the Autistic person’s words and thoughts in italics an...
https://emmashopebook.com/2015/02/24/lets-pretend-you-are-the-autistic-one/
Freedom, Fear And Questions concerning Autism Barking in the terrible terror that comes with being something so feared and hated. Daring tremendous love for those who fear. Healing tears for thos...
https://emmashopebook.com/2015/02/19/cures-fear-freedom-and-some-advice-by-emma/
Nothing vanishes without questioning Merlin’s participation in the disappearance. He never admits to wrong-doing, but instead greets the attention with purrs. Even dog lovers fall under Mer...
https://emmashopebook.com/2015/02/17/a-case-for-merlin-by-emma/