February 2012 - Conversations with Aspies

Using Occupations As Means- My Experience

I am sure a lot of us are familiar with Gray's article on AJOT about Using Occupations as Means and Occupations as Ends from about two decades ago. So, I decided to write a blog entry on how that really helped me, as I talked about myself using an...

Published Mon, Feb 20 2012 10:06 AM by Bill Wong

Filed under: Aspie, client-centered OT, occupation as means

When Two Worlds Collide

A few days ago, I had an experience of "role clash", as I read an article from AOTA's website about OT's possible role under the new definition of the DSM V. By "role clash", what I mean is that when there are one or more occupational...

Published Sun, Feb 19 2012 7:57 PM by Bill Wong

Filed under: OT, Aspie, DSM

How to Deal With Aspies' Social Awkwardness

A common trait for Aspies is that a lot of them have social skills deficit in some way, as social awkwardness is one of them. Sometimes it could be behaving inappropriately (like laughing when you should actually feel sad in a situation). Sometimes it...

Published Mon, Feb 06 2012 11:32 AM by Bill Wong

Filed under: OT, Aspie, social skills, hidden curriculum

Poetry and AS

Before my diagnosis, one misconception I always have about autism was that people with autism don't know how to express themselves really well. Since my diagnosis, however, I realized this is not true. I no need to look further than myself. I can...

Published Sat, Feb 04 2012 9:29 AM by Bill Wong

February 2012 - Conversations with Aspies

Using Occupations As Means- My Experience

When Two Worlds Collide

How to Deal With Aspies' Social Awkwardness

Poetry and AS

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