Getting Started

Using the term "Profound Autism"

Jaco de Goede

After the blog post “Am I autistic or neurodivergent?” we received quite a few positive responses and Madele from the Evolve Child Development Centre outside Somerset West sent me a...

Using the term "Profound Autism"

Jaco de Goede

After the blog post “Am I autistic or neurodivergent?” we received quite a few positive responses and Madele from the Evolve Child Development Centre outside Somerset West sent me a...

Am I autistic or neurodivergent?

Jaco de Goede

Am I autistic or neurodivergent? That is a question I’ve been pondering over the past couple of weeks. Using the term “Neurodiversity” rather that “Autism” has become the norm over...

Am I autistic or neurodivergent?

Jaco de Goede

Am I autistic or neurodivergent? That is a question I’ve been pondering over the past couple of weeks. Using the term “Neurodiversity” rather that “Autism” has become the norm over...

Being an Autism Mom

Jaco de Goede

Being a mother is already a difficult task and mothers never seem to catch a break. But being a mother of an autistic child is an added responsibility to tackle....

Being an Autism Mom

Jaco de Goede

Being a mother is already a difficult task and mothers never seem to catch a break. But being a mother of an autistic child is an added responsibility to tackle....

Proprioception and autism

Jaco de Goede

(From Autism Parenting Magazine, By Kelly Beins, BHSc, OTR/L, January 2, 2024) Our bodies naturally sense and position themselves in space through a system called proprioception, which involves sensory receptors...

Proprioception and autism

Jaco de Goede

(From Autism Parenting Magazine, By Kelly Beins, BHSc, OTR/L, January 2, 2024) Our bodies naturally sense and position themselves in space through a system called proprioception, which involves sensory receptors...

What’s it like to have autism?

Jaco de Goede

From Autism Parenting Magazine. By Donnesa McPherson, AAS October 18, 2022   What’s it like to have autism? I have often found myself wondering this when out and about with my...

What’s it like to have autism?

Jaco de Goede

From Autism Parenting Magazine. By Donnesa McPherson, AAS October 18, 2022   What’s it like to have autism? I have often found myself wondering this when out and about with my...

Being autistic is awesome!

Jaco de Goede

It is so easy to focus on the challenges that are associated with being autistic. Everything we read or discuss is about the struggle to do things that most people...

Being autistic is awesome!

Jaco de Goede

It is so easy to focus on the challenges that are associated with being autistic. Everything we read or discuss is about the struggle to do things that most people...