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Fall Candles, Wine, Tears, and Conference Review

Fall Candles, Wine, Tears, and Conference Review

by Dr. Jenny Palmiotto | Dec 7, 2018 | Love & Autism

Leadership is a personal and vulnerable experienceIt took me exactly a week to find the courage to review the stack of Love & Autism conference forms. I knew it would be emotional, even gut-wrenching at times.For me, reading conference reviews is about as personal...
10 Tips for Teaching Values Through Daily Activism

10 Tips for Teaching Values Through Daily Activism

by Dr. Jenny Palmiotto | Aug 20, 2018 | Love & Autism

We’ve had a year of activism, my children and I. Gracie and Oliver joined our fellow humanitarians at the Women’s March, as women’s rights are human rights. We sadly found ourselves among children who fear for their lives while attending school when we participated in...
Tired. Sickened. Exhausted…. Hopeful.

Tired. Sickened. Exhausted…. Hopeful.

by Dr. Jenny Palmiotto | Aug 6, 2018 | Love & Autism

I’m tired. I’m tired of the fight. Fighting takes something out of you and in our autism community it feels like there is a lot of fighting. Fighting for an initial diagnosis, fighting to keep the diagnosis, fighting to get services, fighting to find...
Why Staying in the Field of Autism Matters

Why Staying in the Field of Autism Matters

by Dr. Jenny Palmiotto | Jul 30, 2018 | Love & Autism

Around eighteen years ago, I met the first autistic person that I was told had this label. This was in my very first “real job.” I exited the world of waitressing to work in a residential group home managed by Devereux Treatment Center in Santa Barbara, CA.  Five...
When No One is Watching: Our Time Together In Therapy

When No One is Watching: Our Time Together In Therapy

by Dr. Jenny Palmiotto | Jul 2, 2018 | Love & Autism

Dear Little One, When no one’s watching, let’s do our silly handshake. I’ll show you my goofy face and you will burst into giggles. We’ll let our giggles turn to wiggles and wiggle our way into a funny dance. Let’s find our own rhythm, our own...
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