I was recently contacted to do a collaboration by Shayna Brazier, the author of the book Anxiety Makes Me Anxious. I loved the book and finished it in one sitting. Here’s an exploration…
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Is Autism Taboo? Lately, I’ve been feeling down. And it’s difficult to be completely open in my blog when everyone and their grandma can read what I write. Actually, I wish…
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Babywearing and Autism Charlie will be 4 this month. Going out can be challenging because Charlie isn’t able to follow directions yet. One of his current targets in therapy is…
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This post is sponsored by Carter’s; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. Spring Break is here, y’all! Let’s talk about vacations and traveling with kids, because it can…
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Autism
“Je ne suis pas autiste”: Lettre ouverte à Francois Fillon, candidat à la Présidence de la République française
Monsieur Fillon, J’aimerais exprimer mes sentiments quant aux propos que vous avez prononcés lors de votre discours de ce jour. “Je ne suis pas autiste”. Une phrase que vous avez prononcée…
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Raising a non-verbal child. I wouldn’t change you for the world, but… I often talk about how proud I am of Charlie and how much I love him, how I wouldn’t…
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I want to take a minute to write about a touchy subject: autism and functioning labels. What are functioning labels? Functioning labels are used to give more information about the functioning level…
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I was diagnosed with high-functioning Autism as an adult. It may be a surprise to some of you, but possibly not so much for other people who know me well. You must…
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Charlie was diagnosed with Autism at 22 months, at that time I didn’t know about autism severity levels, we didn’t know if he’d be high-functioning, moderate, or severe. When he was…
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Being the parent of a child with special-needs is rewarding but let’s face it… it’s often challenging and finding people you can relate to is difficult.But we’re not alone. You are…
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Charlie loves his boots, they’re very comfortable When it comes to baby shoes, I’m picky. Buy Mikoleon boots right here. I want them to be comfortable, easy to put on, and…
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I often get messages asking me questions… How did you know he had autism? What was he doing that worried you? What were the early signs of autism when he was…