True ableism isn’t in sharing the struggles tied to autism; it’s in pretending those struggles don’t exist. Why the need to argue that a disabled person is only disabled because of…
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Dear Charlie, Today should have been your first day of 6th grade. The start of middle school—a big milestone. But for you, today is different. Not quite what most people imagine;…
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I won’t keep the suspense any longer: After discharging Charlie from ABA Therapy due to him not meeting the required 80% of recommended hours, Charlie’s ABA Therapy Center agreed to be…
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A few days ago, I shared Charlie’s ABA center’s decision to discharge him from ABA Therapy for not meeting the 80% recommended hours of clinical recommendation. I had known about the…
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This is the story of how Charlie was, for lack of a better term, kicked out from ABA Therapy. I’m going to do something I rarely do and speak negatively about…
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I have some AMAZING NEWS to share, and I’ll do my best to answer any questions for those in need in Texas. Charlie, who has profound autism, got an HCS diversion…
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This World Autism Month, brace yourself for a deluge of people flooding your social media feeds, telling you what to do and what not to do. I’ve grown tired of the…
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An article was recently published about ABA Therapy in The New Yorker, and though it attempted to be balanced, there were many issues with it. Who am I to speak on…
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Autism has taught me to expect the unexpected from strangers in public. This week, I received a wonderful surprise! I took Charlie to the doctor to make sure his nose wasn’t…
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When I was pregnant with my firstborn, Charlie, I daydreamed about motherhood. I pictured Charlie as a child sitting beside me outside at sunset, debating which Pokémon is a better starter…
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To the parents awaiting services or evaluations for their autistic kiddo…I’m thinking of you. To the mom, overwhelmed that health insurance went up again…you’re not alone. To the autistic person, drained…
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Halloween and Autism This one goes out to people who will be handing out candy at Halloween and crossing the path of people with autism. Some who are nonverbal. Just a…