The poem is titled ‘Me Revisited’: “I can’t sit still. What’s wrong with me? My body is doing things I can’t explain. My dignity, I am trying to maintain. People stare at me when I rock and shake. I don’t know how much more I can take. So much to deal with going on inside […]
That’s frustrating, right? You did all kinds of work to figure out the supplements and then you bought them and your child stops taking them. All right. Let’s sort that out, because believe it or not, I love when this happens. Why do I love it when kids stop taking their supplements? Because they’re communicating […]
What do you say to your other children about your child who has autism? Sometimes it’s a tough discussion, right? Is there a right answer? Is there a wrong answer? Even if you have an only child, this book will be relevant to you. So whenever I’m talking about siblings, just replace that word either […]
There’s a lot of things about autism that Temple Grandin herself admits to being wrong about. Let’s find out about that in this book club post: The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum -Temple Grandin, -Richard Panek Temple Grandin is probably the most well-known person with autism. She has been a fantastic self-advocate. She’s written […]
This month’s book club is: Ido in Autismland- Climbing Out of Autism’s Silent Prison -Ido Kedar Welcome to our Book Club! Thank you for voting on this month’s book. If you’d like to vote for next month’s book, please join my email list here. Has your child ever done something with, let’s say, hand over […]
If you are a parent who wants to know what your child with autism might be thinking or if you’re someone with autism and you want your parents to know that you’re smart and you’re doing your best and kind of all those thoughts in your head that you haven’t been able to express, then […]
How do you let go of the sadness that your child didn’t have this wonderful childhood experience that you were expecting, and how do you let go of all those feelings around not being the parent that you were dreaming of, the experience that you were expecting? And that’s what this blog post is all […]
Happy New Year. Happy 2021, everyone! Recently, a few clients have asked me, “How are you so light and happy?” So, I just wanted to go over it briefly. It’s been about five years & I didn’t go from frustrated, overwhelmed to happy, joyful & in a gown for no reason. In the video above, […]
In the beginning of healing autism, I wanted it to be linear, straight, easy and done quickly. I had no patience, no appreciation for what we were going through. I wasn’t enjoying life, so I wanted this part to be over as quick as possible. Unfortunately, that did not make things go faster—me wanting things […]
The question I got from a few parents in response to my email last week about my Mom Life bumper sticker was “What am I doing wrong?” Firstly, let me thank you for your honesty and willingness to learn. It’s not easy to admit when we feel like we are failing at something. And when […]
