When I’m talking about accommodating an Autistic child, I get this one question more than any other… How do I know if I’m accommodating them or am I just coddling them? Where do I draw the line with accommodations? Am I preparing the path for my child or preparing my child for the path? It’s […]
(Inside: Please do not light it up blue for my son for Autism Awareness day. There are so many ways to help autistic people, but that is not one of them!) We are getting close to Autism Awareness Month, and I should be ecstatic. I am supposed to be sooooo excited that for one month the whole […]
Schools are closing all over the nation, and I’ve been seeing dozens of my friends struggling with what this means for their family. Who will watch the kids if their parents work? How will they teach their child for the nearly 2 months schools are closed in some states (like my state of Washington)? How […]
“MOM. TELL ME ABOUT YOUR CAKE.” So I turn from my computer, force a smile, and say “My cake is a chocolate cake with cool whip frosting and cookie crumbles on top. Tell me about your cake, A-Man.” It’s a script, it makes him happy, it’s worth it. But it drives me up a wall […]
“Whyyyy do I always freak out like that?!” That’s me, by the way, complaining to my husband about how no matter what I did to try to stay calm I was constantly losing it on my kids. Maybe you can relate… Your kid starts with the “mom mom moooooom mom mommy mother mom mom mommmmy […]
(Inside: Dear Autism Moms… Please stop complaining about your autistic children… It’s harmful to your children and the entire autistic community. Everyone has bad days, but this post outlines why to stop complaining about your autistic children and what you can do instead!) There’s a video circulating on Facebook with a mother in tears. She tried […]
