AsheSkyler
Feathered Jester
I am thinking about making a little book supposedly by a kid who's PARENT has Asperger's. For once instead of it being a parent trying to figure out their kid, it's a regular kid about 3-4 years old with a parent on the spectrum. But not in a negative sense. It'd be light hearted and cute stuff like "we both have our special blankets we like to snuggle in". And for realistic purposes, a few of shortcomings as well. Preferably something comical like "sometimes their reflexes aren't good [shows picture of ball bouncing off parent's head]". Each sentence or segment would be illustrated. Colored pencils, I'm not good with water colors or pure pen drawings. And what's a kiddy book without pictures or color?
I have no desire to get it officially published. It'd be an epub or PDF for free off my site (with no evil DRM attributes either). I may self-publish through Lulu or someplace like that for those that want a paper copy.
While I'm pretty familiar with my own flavor of autism, I have no idea really what it's like for other parents on the spectrum. If you think there's limited info for female autistics, try finding information on autistic parents! So if ya feel froggy, here's a quiz:
What challenges did you have? Were any of your challenges something other parents found easy?
What were some things you found easy to do? Were some things much easier for you than other parents?
Did you find yourself to be a more lax or strict parent?
In what ways did your stimming help or hinder interaction with your child(ren)?
In what ways did your sensory issues help or hinder interaction with your child(ren)?
In what ways did your social graces help or hinder interaction with your child(ren)?
In what ways did your specialties (knowledge, craft, talents, etc.) help or hinder interaction with your child(ren)?
If you're married (or have some kind long-term partner you live with), did you find that sometimes they had to do more than usual due to your weaknesses? Or less due to your strengths? Or some mix of the two?
Optional: How many kids have you got and how old are they?
Optional: What are your comorbids, both diagnosed and personally suspected? How did they come into play when raising kids?
I have no desire to get it officially published. It'd be an epub or PDF for free off my site (with no evil DRM attributes either). I may self-publish through Lulu or someplace like that for those that want a paper copy.
While I'm pretty familiar with my own flavor of autism, I have no idea really what it's like for other parents on the spectrum. If you think there's limited info for female autistics, try finding information on autistic parents! So if ya feel froggy, here's a quiz:
What challenges did you have? Were any of your challenges something other parents found easy?
What were some things you found easy to do? Were some things much easier for you than other parents?
Did you find yourself to be a more lax or strict parent?
In what ways did your stimming help or hinder interaction with your child(ren)?
In what ways did your sensory issues help or hinder interaction with your child(ren)?
In what ways did your social graces help or hinder interaction with your child(ren)?
In what ways did your specialties (knowledge, craft, talents, etc.) help or hinder interaction with your child(ren)?
If you're married (or have some kind long-term partner you live with), did you find that sometimes they had to do more than usual due to your weaknesses? Or less due to your strengths? Or some mix of the two?
Optional: How many kids have you got and how old are they?
Optional: What are your comorbids, both diagnosed and personally suspected? How did they come into play when raising kids?