What does Autism Awareness Month mean to me? It means educating people about what autism is – the signs, the characteristics, the behaviors. It means teaching people how to act and what not to do with autistic people – say hi, don’t bully, be kind. It means learning that no two autistic people are exactly […]
Category: Autism
Our house is dead silent. It’s the middle of the day and everyone is sleeping. Not just because it’s nap time, but because our entire family has to decompress from what just happened. The hour-long meltdown that just occurred on the drive home. This always happens. We can’t go anywhere anymore without a meltdown on […]
I recently had my own autism evaluation done on myself. With all three of my kids on the spectrum, I was curious to see if it was a part of me too. It got me thinking about my childhood and made me wonder why I did certain things. I was on a waitlist for 8 […]
My niece Eve is one of the brightest, most observant, and authentic kids I know. She’s 4 years old, but will be turning 5 in a few weeks. She has a beautiful soul and a very special bond with each one of my kids. She and Daniel get along really well and play together most […]
There’s a saying that goes, “when you’ve met one person with autism, then you’ve met one person with autism.” Meaning no two autistic people are alike, everyone has different challenges. That couldn’t be anymore true for my family. All three of kids have autism, but they are all so completely different from each other. Although […]
Heroic Love is doing something you don’t have to do, but you do it anyway because you love the person. Heroic Love is a total self-gift. I remember growing up how much Good Friday meant to me. The rest of the year I just went through the motions, but that one day hit home for […]
My son Daniel has been challenging since the beginning. He is strong-willed with a big personality and has even bigger feelings. He cried all the time as a baby. I attributed his big emotions back then to him being in pain. He had a cast on his leg the first few months of his life […]
When I found out my third baby was going to be a girl, I was really excited. I had two boys already and was curious how adding a little girl into the mix was going to be. I thought, and hoped, maybe my girl won’t have as many challenges that my boys had. I had […]
Doctor appointments used to be exhausting with my son Nicholas. He has autism, is very sensitive to touch, and doesn’t like to be messed with, especially in the doctor’s office. There were meltdowns from beginning to end. He did not like getting his height and weight checked, getting vitals, or any touching during the examination […]
Autism can be hard to understand especially for a toddler. All my son wants is just a relationship with his older brother, who up until a few months ago wanted nothing to do with him. Two boys with completely different personalities: Nicholas who is laid back, keeps to himself, quiet (most of the time), and […]