Journeys with Autism

Reports from Life on the Spectrum

  • Sep
    2

    I am so excited!

    Back in July, I submitted three photographs for a Brattleboro photography contest and, lo and behold, I won second prize! Throughout the month of September, all three photographs will be displayed at The Latchis Theatre, our historic Art Deco theatre, which has been going through an amazing artistic renovation in the past several years. The theatre showcases the work of artists from all over the region, and I am honored to be one of them. My work will also appear in the 2011 Town Plan and other town publications, and in the Brattleboro Reformer Photo Journal.

    Since the photographs are now the property of the town of Brattleboro, I can’t display them here, but I will provide links to them when they appear online or post copies when they appear in local publications. I love taking photographs just for the pure joy of it, but it feels wonderful to have my work acknowledged in my local community.

    © 2010 by Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg

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  • Apr
    4

    I’m happy to announce that Asperger Journeys has won its first award, care of our friend Erin over at My Aspergers Girl. It’s called the Honest Scrap award, and it’s given to blogs meeting the following criteria:

    “These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to seven bloggers who must choose seven more and include this cleverly written text into the body of their award.”

    The rules for accepting the Honest Scrap award are:

    *Choose 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content or design.

    *Show the 7 winners’ names and links on your blog, and leave a comment informing them that they were prized with “Honest Scrap.”

    *List at least 10 honest things about yourself.

    Here are my choices for the latest winners:

    Confessions of a Quirky Mom
    Paths in the Grass
    StaticVox
    organizing the jelly beans
    General Disarray
    That explains everything
    Adopting the Spectrum

    And now, ten honest things about myself that I haven’t already revealed in my blog:

    1. I am 5′ 1″ tall.

    2. I have hazel eyes with a fleck of red in each iris.

    3. My idea of heaven is for someone to use a Thumper on my back while feeding me warm chocolate-walnut brownies for all eternity.

    4. I don’t understand how people can wear spandex and not go completely berserk.

    5. My favorite movie of all time is the 1984 version of Metropolis with the Giorgio Moroder soundtrack. My daughter once said to me, “Mom, you love Metropolis so much that if it were a person, you’d marry it.”

    6. Gwyneth Paltrow is my 6th cousin. I’ve never met her, but I love her movies, and my daughter and I refer to her as “cousin Gwynnie.” I have photos of our mutual ancestors on the wall (along with every other ancestor whose photo I’ve been able to locate).

    7. My favorite moment of every year is when the snow melts and the perennials start peeking up from under the ground. I’ve watched it happen for decades, and every time, I still can’t believe it.

    8. I find South Park hilarious because it combines great social commentary with an outrageous lack of political correctness.

    9. I feel the need to justify how much I love South Park.

    10. Obama! Obama! Obama!

    Thank you, dear readers, for all of your support and encouragement.

    © 2009 by Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg

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About Me

I'm Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg, and I publish this blog, Journeys with Autism. I'm a wife, mother, writer, singer, artist, photographer, community volunteer, and the chapter leader for the Vermont Chapter of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN).


At the age of 50, I awoke to my place on the autism spectrum and discovered a world of gifts, struggles, and life-changing possibilities. My latest book, The Uncharted Path: My Journey with Late-Diagnosed Autism, was published in July of 2010. My work has also appeared in Shift Journal of Alternatives: Neurodiversity and Social Change and in the Disability Rights and Neurodiversity section of the ASAN website.

My Memoir

"The Uncharted Path is an autism autobiography unlike any I’ve ever read.....I’d recommend The Uncharted Path to anyone on the spectrum, to anyone who has friends or relatives on the spectrum, and to anyone who cares for people on the spectrum. Her book is written straight from the heart.” —Gavin Bollard, author of Life with Asperger’s


“Cohen-Rottenberg is emotionally honest and skilled at relaying the stories from her childhood and adulthood that made her the person she is today....A highly recommended read."—Kate Goldfield, author of Common Scents: Adventures with Autism and Chemical Sensitivity


“What Rachel has written, few others would be able to....An enlightening journey."—Jon Gilbert, author of Same Child, Different Day


My memoir The Uncharted Path: My Journey with Late-Diagnosed Autism is now available in paperback for $17.95 and in PDF format for $8.95.


To purchase the book, please contact me by email. I accept payment via PayPal, by check, or by money order. You can also find the book for sale in paperback on Amazon.com.


Thank you for your interest in my work.


Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg
rachel@journeyswithautism.com

My Visual Art

Sojourning in the Visual World www.sojournerartist.com

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