It didn’t take long after getting A-Man’s autism diagnosis to realize that I wasn’t a very popular autism mom… I use identity language. I listen to disabled self-advocates. I celebrate neurodiversity, and I’m doing all that I can to teach A-Man self-advocacy. When I joined a few autism support groups I quickly realized that these […]
(Teaching immersive Spanish for Homeschool is really difficult when you’re not a native speaker… Check out this super simple way to teach immersive Spanish in your homeschool!) I never really learned a foreign language. I took a few semesters of Spanish, but I never really retained any of it. I thought that was because it […]
(Inside: Writers in Residence™ is a thorough homeschool writing curriculum written from the Christian perspective. It dives deep into four major types of writing and uses engaging writing projects to teach important writing concepts.) I’m a writer, through and through. My first paid writing gig was writing the product descriptions for my dad’s eBay business when I […]
Autism meltdowns are tough. That’s like, the understatement of the century, but I can’t think of better words. I love being autistic. I love that my son is autistic. I don’t love meltdowns. In fact, I don’t even like them. Autism meltdowns are flipping tough. Handling a meltdown in the moment is one of the hardest things […]
(Inside: Autistics hate autism month, the one month a year we should feel safe, accepted, understood, and listened to. I argued with FIVE different people today about my right to exist… Autism Month is hard for autistics, here’s why…) It’s officially autism acceptance month, the month where autistic people should feel understood, accepted, embraced, and more […]
