Parenting Your ASD Child Can Be Beautiful

This is simply a reminder that this life we lead, whether you’re raising a different-brained children or not, is difficult. Raising an ASD child is confusing, it’s tiring, it’s constant. I’ll even go so far as to say it’s chronic. But it’s also beautiful. I forget that. My son is exactly who my son is and I…

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Welcome to Crazy Making

I’m guessing that every one of us had a moment where we thought we were going to lose it with this “thing” we had going on. I’m guessing we all went down the “I must be crazy path” because nobody else seemed to experience or understand the thing we were going through. My “thing” was…

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It Ain’t Easy . . .

Y’all, this life ain’t easy. I was thrust into a flurry of emotions last night and this morning after a hugely difficult afternoon with Michael. Other people were there helping, but I don’t want to “let go” yet. I’m in temper tantrum mode (less loud than Michael’s was) and don’t want to play nice. I’ll…

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Commitment

So I just got back from a two week vacation in San Francisco with my children. It was me, Michael, and Mason. On the second day, I was already feeling completely overwhelmed by the new space (we stayed with my aunt), the time change, Michael’s breakdown, and the fact that I was on my own…

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