Welcome to the “Photography” category of The Autism Cafe
Here you’ll find advice from mom bloggers who are also professional photographers. If you want to learn or simply improve your photography, this is the right place.
If you’re a professional photographer, and wish to contribute, send me an email so we can discuss.
eileen@theautismcafe.com
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I wrote this class for p52 clicks. I figured I’d share here too. Join their Facebook and Instagram page. When I started taking pictures a few years ago, I was inspired…
Welcome to The Autism Cafe, today I’m going to share with you my favorite places to take photos in Austin, TX. Photography is a hobby of mine. I love to explore,…
Newborn photography tips Hello! I am Shannon from Shannon Marie Photography. I’m so thankful to have the opportunity to write for the Autism Cafe today! There are so many aspects of…
Thank you Gina from Healthy Little Vittles for writing this post and sharing your tips and no-bake brownie pops recipe 1. Plating When I’m food styling and plating, I always strive…
Thank you Jessie for writing this useful guide for moms to help them take better pictures of their children. Jessie Martin is a wife, mama, photographer and educator. She is passionate…
Going into my head to get out of my head One thing I struggle with is expressing myself. As a consequence of that, often I go through phases where I just…
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![You often hear about insurance companies being hard to deal with, and covering therapy for autistic kids is no exception. We’ve had to jump through a few holes in the past, but this latest one takes the cake. We switched insurance companies on February 1st and they wouldn’t cover Charlie’s therapy unless he got another autism diagnosis! Apparently his previous diagnosis of the lifelong autism spectrum disorder wasn’t recent enough for them.
Anyway, we got lucky and were able to switch his existing check-up for a testing appointment on the 13th. Without that, Charlie could’ve been left without the therapy he needs for months while we waited for an appointment.
It’s not ideal, and I’m upset, but it could have been a lot worse. We got extremely lucky. So thank you to his developmental pediatrician and the therapy center who worked that out for us.
To everyone who’s been through this, you’re not alone. It sucks—I get it. something you can always do is tell the doctor that you were literally on call anytime, any day, and you’ll come in at the drop of a hat to take the place of a cancellation. I hope y’all as fortunate as we are when figuring out a way around insurance hurdles. 💕 [more in stories]](http://scontent-frt3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/c98.0.1244.1244a/s320x320/84336408_620539495375207_7136195876578906094_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-frt3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=107&_nc_ohc=nC5FR1frXO8AX84B_CY&oh=0361c2fb979e0a47ba5bfcaa51c0b217&oe=5EC83489 "You often hear about insurance companies being hard to deal with, and covering therapy for autistic kids is no exception. We’ve had to jump through a few holes in the past, but this latest one takes the cake. We switched insurance companies on February 1st and they wouldn’t cover Charlie’s therapy unless he got another autism diagnosis! Apparently his previous diagnosis of the lifelong autism spectrum disorder wasn’t recent enough for them.
Anyway, we got lucky and were able to switch his existing check-up for a testing appointment on the 13th. Without that, Charlie could’ve been left without the therapy he needs for months while we waited for an appointment.
It’s not ideal, and I’m upset, but it could have been a lot worse. We got extremely lucky. So thank you to his developmental pediatrician and the therapy center who worked that out for us.
To everyone who’s been through this, you’re not alone. It sucks—I get it. something you can always do is tell the doctor that you were literally on call anytime, any day, and you’ll come in at the drop of a hat to take the place of a cancellation. I hope y’all as fortunate as we are when figuring out a way around insurance hurdles. 💕 [more in stories]")
![When did we know Charlie was autistic?
At Charlie’s 18-month checkup, we filled out a questionnaire we filled out at his 15-month checkup too. Same old questions, same old answers. Pointing? No. Eye contact? No. Clapping? No. Brings you a rock when he sees one on the ground? No. Points to a plane in the sky? No. Greets you when you come home? Answers to his name? Follows directions? No, no, and hell no. We handed our responses to his pediatrician, but yet again, she told us not to worry because these were routine questions and they were only asking because these behaviors are early signs of autism. And then she said it. She said not to worry because “Charlie is obviously not autistic.” She had known Charlie for over a year. She had given him his check-ups. She was an expert. So we went home, satisfied.
I wish I had known then what I know now. How could this Doctor know so little about autism? After all, 1 in 59 children has autism. You’d think pediatricians would be better trained, particularly because early intervention is key and the earlier the diagnosis, the better chance the child will have to learn key skills and progress. “Obviously not autistic.” What did she see in Charlie that made her think he didn’t have autism? Or what did she expect to see that she didn’t? [...]
And then it all happened fast. Over the course of a few weeks, Charlie started losing the few words he had until he stopped speaking altogether. I wasn’t hearing his sweet little voice ask me for “de l’eau” or saying “thank you” after I gave him a cookie. Charlie became completely nonverbal and it seemed as if our connection was loosening. He didn’t like to be touched. He avoided people, even us, his parents. Something switched and while occasionally, before, he would sit with us, he now only seemed to want to be alone. He wouldn’t even look at us anymore, and I was scared. I didn’t recognize my child. This is when I started to understand that Charlie was really different, Charlie needed help.
[Excerpt from my book/ link in bio ✨]](http://scontent-frt3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/c212.0.1016.1016a/s320x320/83774023_601247050725915_4108519515038410824_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-frt3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_ohc=u4TmQWn5P68AX8xkRPn&oh=3838f5d8222c511875f7226d437b4557&oe=5EC02ADD "When did we know Charlie was autistic?
At Charlie’s 18-month checkup, we filled out a questionnaire we filled out at his 15-month checkup too. Same old questions, same old answers. Pointing? No. Eye contact? No. Clapping? No. Brings you a rock when he sees one on the ground? No. Points to a plane in the sky? No. Greets you when you come home? Answers to his name? Follows directions? No, no, and hell no. We handed our responses to his pediatrician, but yet again, she told us not to worry because these were routine questions and they were only asking because these behaviors are early signs of autism. And then she said it. She said not to worry because “Charlie is obviously not autistic.” She had known Charlie for over a year. She had given him his check-ups. She was an expert. So we went home, satisfied.
I wish I had known then what I know now. How could this Doctor know so little about autism? After all, 1 in 59 children has autism. You’d think pediatricians would be better trained, particularly because early intervention is key and the earlier the diagnosis, the better chance the child will have to learn key skills and progress. “Obviously not autistic.” What did she see in Charlie that made her think he didn’t have autism? Or what did she expect to see that she didn’t? [...]
And then it all happened fast. Over the course of a few weeks, Charlie started losing the few words he had until he stopped speaking altogether. I wasn’t hearing his sweet little voice ask me for “de l’eau” or saying “thank you” after I gave him a cookie. Charlie became completely nonverbal and it seemed as if our connection was loosening. He didn’t like to be touched. He avoided people, even us, his parents. Something switched and while occasionally, before, he would sit with us, he now only seemed to want to be alone. He wouldn’t even look at us anymore, and I was scared. I didn’t recognize my child. This is when I started to understand that Charlie was really different, Charlie needed help.
[Excerpt from my book/ link in bio ✨]")