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  • Advocacy & Accommodations, Diagnosis, Understanding Autism

    6 Stages of Every Parent of an Autistic Child’s Autism Journey

    • by Kaylene

    “When you’ve met one autistic child, you’ve met ONE autistic child.” We’ve all heard it dozens of times… And it’s true. All autistic children (and adults) are unique. We all have unique needs, strengths, and struggles. But while every autistic child is entirely unique, every parent of an autistic child goes on a specific autism […]

  • Accommodation, Advocacy & Accommodations

    3 Vital Steps to Help Autistic Children Recover From the Holidays

    • by Kaylene

    The holidays are super fun, but they can also be ridiculously stressful for autistic children. There’s overwhelming events filled with new bright lights, loud music, strange foods, and people. So. Many. People. Not to mention that nearly every routine is changed or completely thrown out from November to January. School has weird breaks, you have […]

  • Being Autistic

    3 Simple Steps to Manage Anxious Thoughts

    • by Kaylene

    As I got ready for that first flight as an adult, my first solo flight ever and the first flight I’d been on in ten years, I was an anxious ball of worst-case-scenario thoughts. What if I got lost in the airport? What if I didn’t make my connection? What if I missed my flight […]

  • Uncategorized

    Is Your Child’s Goal Autistic-Led?

    • by Kaylene

    When you have an autistic child, goals are often thrown at you from all sides. Their OT is setting goals about creating a sensory diet, their SLP might be setting goals about communicating wants and needs, their school might be setting goals about “reducing negative behaviors”. It can feel super overwhelming, and you can easily […]

  • Advocacy & Accommodations

    7 Tips to Survive the Lack of Routine During the Holidays

    • by Kaylene

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year… Except when it’s not. I have always been obnoxiously holiday-obsessed. My family even has a make-believe holiday called Cookie Day and Santa even comes… When I had kids I was SO excited for the holiday season. We’d bake cookies and watch Christmas movies and drive around looking […]

  • Advocacy, Advocacy & Accommodations, Ally

    Dear Autism Mom That’s Afraid of Autistics, From an Autistic Who Wants to Help

    • by Kaylene

    I run a community on Facebook where autistic adults and parents of autistic children come together. The focus of the community is on education — that is, autistics are educating parents of autistic children. But often I see a pattern in posts with questions from parents. They seem to start the same way… “I’m scared […]

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