Normal People Scare Me: A Blog About Autism

By Keri Bowers

Entries for the ‘News’ Category

The ART of AUTISM and WORK-ABILITY

Nov.25, 2012 in News, Stories, Strategies 2 Comments

“Don’t worry, you’re okay. Just take a breath Rondell.”

GENIUS of AUTISM and the ART of COLLABORATION

Oct.25, 2012 in News, Stories, Uncategorized 2 Comments

There is something magical that happens when the lights go up and the audience awaits expectantly for the performance to begin.

DSM V – URGENT we pay attention to proposed changes in diagnostic criteria

Nov.09, 2009 in News 80 Comments

VIP: Autism diagnostic criteria on the diagnostic manual’s Web site in January will invite comment from the public.
I am reprinting below, a recent article by Claudia Wallis regarding the experts who are currently in talks to revise psychiatry’s diagnostic manual (DSM V) and whom preliminarily have proposed to eliminate Asperger’s and PDD-NOS from the [...]

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Having worked in the disabilities field for over 18 years, my hands-on work with hundreds of kids and adults in the facilitation and design of summer and winter camps, community-based social and life skill groups, and a variety of workshops, along with parenting a child with special needs, have provided me with a unique perspective in disabilities: the professional and the parent.