Autism Acceptance Month – Week 1
As we all know, April is Autism Acceptance Month. This year, I decided to mark the occasion by posting a daily acceptance post. I decided to keep track of them in a blog post each...
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What Meltdowns Look Like
Before I get into this post, I want to make it very clear that I’m not going to be disclosing what any meltdown looks like. Seriously, that’s not important. After talking to a friend of...
Disabled Parenting Project seeking Autistic Parents
IF YOU ARE A PARENT WITH A DISABILITY THE DISABLED PARENTING PROJECT WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU! If you are a parent with a disability, the Disabled Parenting Project wants to talk with you about...
Far Reaching Implications
This is a vent and processing post so I apologize if it’s incoherent. As a parent, I take great care when trying to determine what my children should and should not have access to. We...
The Intersection of Failure and Competence
Yesterday, I received an email from a teacher. I cried quite a bit because the insinuations were pretty clear. We’re not doing “enough” to support our child. But as I talked about it with my...
Remembering My Autistic Self
My advocacy… my activism… Well, it’s kind of been non-existent. It’s been bothering me for a while. I keep talking to a few friends about it. And I know I’m a needed voice, but struggle...
Tokenism Hurts Everyone
It was 5-6 years ago when I got a phone call from someone. They were discussing the merits of “working from the inside” to change an organization. At the time, I just felt frustrated because...
Promoting Good Habits
It’s no secret that I struggle with my advanced ADLs. For a while now, that has meant that my teaching ADLs and Life Skills to my kids. Well, in an attempt to have some sanity,...
They have coping skills!
I’ve mentioned before the playgroups we go to for Olivia. Today was no different. I have gotten to where I like the feeling of social interaction. Olivia likes it a lot. The boys like that...
What is Executive Functioning?
This is more directed to parents of neurodiverse kids than it is for adults. Sorry to my good, good friend for using a conversation to spark a blog post, but I suspect that you’ll be...