The hard times. They impact our lives so greatly yet are the least talked about out loud. Why is this? Why do we hold back? Are we afraid of judgment? Are we afraid people will not believe us? Do we not want to relive the moments? Are we sugar-coating our experience? I don’t know. It’s […]
Tag: autism hardship
I remember..
I remember you.. Your reactions when you first started to notice differences in your child. How you would talk about his play skills. “He is such a goofball”, “He is so independent, just wants to do his own thing”, or “We haven’t taught him how to play with that yet”. All said with love and […]
The lie we live…
Graduations… What comes to mind when you hear this word? Progress, Excitement, Growing Up, New Chapters? It is a rite of passage many look forward to. I remember my own graduations. Each were so exciting like you were one step closer to being an adult and handling life on your own terms. When each of […]
I learned some moves…
I want to spend some time on something that doesn’t get a lot of attention in the world. Aggression in Autism. I remember early on after Z’s diagnosis, I attended a support group. There were only 6 of us and I was hoping to find some kindred spirits on this path as a special needs […]
All it takes is One person…
I want to share a story. A story about hardship. A story about a mother’s sorrow and determination. A story about society’s unwillingness to help and support others. But most of all a story of hope. This story is about a young boy at the grocery store. A young boy trying to work with the […]
The story of the airplane…
Zach is considered “non-verbal”. However, he does have about 15-20 words that he will initiate (mostly food). These are items that are highly motivating for him so he has figured out how to say them. There are also times, though, when he is clearly trying to communicate something but doesn’t know the word. He says […]
Can we talk about 2020?
Ok, so can we just talk about 2020 for a second? What the heck happened there? So much changed for us in one little year. And yet so much did not change. Just like most of you, our life started to change in March 2020. The day school shut down. One day we were doing […]
Your kid still loves you..
I talk a lot about the good things about Autism. I also talk a lot about the hardships and frustrations. What I don’t talk about are the really bad days. The days that bring us to tears, that break down our resolve to just keep moving forward. That make you question if you can do […]
Where’s our village?
Have you ever heard the saying “It takes a village to raise a kid…”? This is especially true for the Autism world. There are so many different needs and no “one-stop shop” to cover all of them. I remember in the beginning of our diagnosis we had no clue what to do. It was just […]
Accommodating the wrong side..
The handicap parking spots have forever been associated with physical disabilities. Isn’t that what you picture when you see a car parked in one of these spots? Have you ever seen someone get out of a car and thought “how did they get a pass?” They must be working the system for sure. But the […]
Tilted Axis 