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Get Eileen Lamb ‘s book, All Across the Spectrum here Autism and the #ActuallyAutistic community I usually keep controversy off my blog but tonight I’ve decided to use my platform to…
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Get Eileen Lamb ‘s book, All Across the Spectrum here Let’s debunk a few myths about autism. 1 – Autistic people lack empathy and are incapable of feelings. False. It’s a…
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Pre-Order Eileen Lamb ‘s book, All Across the Spectrum here When you overthink everything When you’re the girl who overthinks, everything becomes more complex. You analyze every little detail — every…
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Get Eileen Lamb ‘s book, All Across the Spectrum here Before I became a mom You know when I was the best mom I’ve ever been? Before I actually had kids.…
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Pre-Order Eileen Lamb ‘s book, All Across the Spectrum here Symptoms of autism: How did you know Charlie was autistic? I often get messages asking me questions… How did you know he…
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Pre-Order Eileen Lamb ‘s book, All Across the Spectrum here To the people who are fighting invisible battles—the people who hurt in silence from the fear that their feelings are a…
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Pre-Order Eileen Lamb ‘s book, All Across the Spectrum here Letting go and moving on One of the things I struggle with the most is forming and maintaining relationships. This is…
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Pre-Order Eileen Lamb ‘s book, All Across the Spectrum here Why I love the Montessori education model When Jude was 18 months, he was delayed in his development. Because his only…
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The benefits of breastfeeding During my pregnancy with Charlie, like all moms I had to make many choices. Co-sleeping or crib? Baby wearing or stroller? Breastfeeding or formula? I must…
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This post has been sponsored by Wealthfront. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are entirely my own. Can we afford a high-end college? When I lived in France, I was lucky…
![I attempted one of these split face photos. I wasn’t going to post it because it’s not perfect. Our eyes don’t line up and you can see my bruised nose, and my grey hair.... but this is us! :)
In my book, All Across The Spectrum, I talk about Charlie a lot but also about myself as a mother and as someone who was diagnosed with high functioning autism in adulthood. Here’s another short excerpt:
My friendships always seem to wither, no matter how hard I try. I can’t help but wonder why life keeps throwing people at me who are not meant to stay. I wonder if it’s even worth investing in relationships if they’re all meant to expire.
Is the temporary happiness worth the pain? Shouldn’t we walk away before we inevitably suffer? Or maybe relationships just aren’t meant to last. Maybe there’s beauty in the momentary nature of it. Maybe life puts people in our path simply for the lessons they teach us and inspire us to change, to better ourselves, and to not commit the same mistakes again.
I spend time agonizing over the “what if”. What if I had opened up more? What if I had sent that text I held back from sending for fear of appearing too much, too emotional, too… me? What if… So, I try and I fight for my relationships. I fight for the ones who spark something inside of me. It’s terrifying because I know how much the fall hurts if it fails, but I do it. I remind myself I’ve been there before and even though it hurt, I got through it. I always have, and I always will. [Link to order in bio]](http://scontent-frx5-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/ee37eb8f60dc750362e7e8d23025b3ee/5D35822B/t51.2885-15/e35/c0.72.797.797/s320x320/55899990_131084608004981_4337371654467809234_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-frx5-1.cdninstagram.com "I attempted one of these split face photos. I wasn’t going to post it because it’s not perfect. Our eyes don’t line up and you can see my bruised nose, and my grey hair.... but this is us! :)
In my book, All Across The Spectrum, I talk about Charlie a lot but also about myself as a mother and as someone who was diagnosed with high functioning autism in adulthood. Here’s another short excerpt:
My friendships always seem to wither, no matter how hard I try. I can’t help but wonder why life keeps throwing people at me who are not meant to stay. I wonder if it’s even worth investing in relationships if they’re all meant to expire.
Is the temporary happiness worth the pain? Shouldn’t we walk away before we inevitably suffer? Or maybe relationships just aren’t meant to last. Maybe there’s beauty in the momentary nature of it. Maybe life puts people in our path simply for the lessons they teach us and inspire us to change, to better ourselves, and to not commit the same mistakes again.
I spend time agonizing over the “what if”. What if I had opened up more? What if I had sent that text I held back from sending for fear of appearing too much, too emotional, too… me? What if… So, I try and I fight for my relationships. I fight for the ones who spark something inside of me. It’s terrifying because I know how much the fall hurts if it fails, but I do it. I remind myself I’ve been there before and even though it hurt, I got through it. I always have, and I always will. [Link to order in bio]")