The month of April is coming to a close, Readers.
If December is known for green and red,
April is known for blue
and orange.
April is autism awareness month.
My crew wore these tees all month long.
Sam and Ellen never mind highlighting Natalie's uniqueness.
I can honestly say that I cannot think of a single instance
that Sam or Ellen have ever been uncomfortable with Natalie
or resentful over the way we live our lives to accommodate her.
The same goes for my nephews.
Jack is very patient with Erik and takes his quirks in stride.
I mean,
after all,
who else shows up to your cousin's first Homecoming
wearing a reindeer onesie.
Nobody even thinks twice about it.
Natalie has made a nice little life for herself,
working at Penn State Behrend
and doing the things she loves
with the people (and pets)
she loves most.
My Sundays are spent with Erik.
We've walked our shoes clear through
during the pandemic.
One of his favorite places to go
is the playground and walking path
at the North East Gravel Pit Park.
He loves to go on the stage.
This is my next favorite pair of siblings.
This is his younger sister, Brittany.
They have become a TikTok sensation
by sharing their lighthearted and fun videos
of their life and relationships.
Brittany loves TikTok dances and taught Ryan how to do them.
Ryan is a sports fanatic and loves to go to games with Brittany.
Check out their interview on the Today Show.
Consider it mandatory homework.
What's new in the autism world this year?
There's a bit of a debate over the symbol
There's a bit of a debate over the symbol
used to represent it.
Here is a nice,
easy to read article about autism symbols
for Bonus Points.
Autism symbols article CLICK HERE
It began with the puzzle piece ribbon.
Twenty years ago Kenyan and I
were pinning these on your shirts.
The ribbons identified closer to diseases
than the diverse conditions of autism,
so just the puzzle piece was used to represent it.
Eventually there was a debate about the colors.
The primary red, yellow, and blue
made people think of young children
and that autism was a condition of a child.
A rainbow color of puzzle pieces represented
the broad spectrum of autism much better
than red, yellow, and blue could.
Next came the issues with the puzzle piece.
People with autism spoke out against it
stating they did not want to be known as
a problem that needed solving---
so enters the infinity symbol.
The rainbow symbol was new and confusing,
so the term neurodiveristy
was attached to it.
In keeping with the times,
someone came up with something clever to
try to keep everyone happy.
Meet the unicorn rainbow sprinkles version
of the autism awareness symbol.
The other parts of the month we roll with the orange.
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Played two games tonight,
and two more to go tomorrow,
so this blue and orange household is headed to bed.
Next week Ellen will be back from the plaid.
She's finishing up her junior year at Edinboro University next week!
We can't wait to have her home for the summer.
Let's hope she brings some consistently warmer weather with her.
The roller coaster temperatures are killing my sinuses!
Eloise
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