I’m Scary Mommy (And What I’m Doing About It)

Do you mean to tell me that I have to do this parenting thing WHILE I’m going through my own adult relationship issues? Are you freaking kidding me? Life is hard enough. And then as a parent you get to raise a high-need autism-spectrum kid. And then life is generous enough to throw in some very-big-feeling relationship issues…

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My Journey With Labels

My son has a ten-page psychological report that contained one word that prohibited us from several opportunities: oppositional. This latest go-round they added two new labels. It’s someone else’s opinion that we pay $1,700 to “evaluate” my child because we can’t apply to the special needs school without it. I have two words for that tester…

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Why Is Autism Represented by a Jigsaw Puzzle Piece?

Someone asked why the puzzle piece represented autism. I didn’t know, so I googled: why is autism represented with a puzzle piece? And this was the top answer: “On a nationwide level, the puzzle piece symbol reflects the mystery and complexity of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Also, since every puzzle piece is different in some way, a puzzle piece…

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