There are a couple of sayings we hear as special needs parents. One is “God only gives special children to special parents.” Another is “It takes a special parent to raise a special child.” Best of all is the simple “I could never do what you are doing! You are a super mom!” Now, I […]
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Wanna Come Over?
A big part of your social network comes from hanging out at each other’s houses. Unfortunately, this is a challenge for our family. We find ourselves staying home most of the time due to it just being easier on everyone. Early on, we weren’t talking too much about exactly what living with Autism meant so […]
Changing Expectations
Let’s talk about how expectations affect our reactions to scenarios and people in life. Modifying your expectations can do wonders for your mood and outlook on life. Expectations play a huge role in our Autism world so I’d like to walk you through our transformation. We will start at the beginning.. Autism parents have a […]
This helicoptor will keep flying..
I will not apologize for being a “helicopter” mama. I will not apologize for watching my boy like a hawk. I will not apologize for not paying as close attention to you when we get together because I’m actually watching my son. I will not apologize for parking in handicap so we don’t have the […]
My friend Envy..
I want to introduce you to my good friend Envy… I fight with Envy all the time. She is there when I wake up at 2am to take care of my 10 year old. I sit and think about all those parents that breathe a sigh of relief when their babies start sleeping through the […]
The Diagnosis…
Let’s start at the beginning… Things started out with us so amazed at this little noodle that was advanced in our eyes. He was mimicking at about 3-4 months and everything else was on schedule. We couldn’t be prouder. But then we started losing all of those words and he was slowly falling behind. The […]
Tilted Axis 