I’m not into autism inspirational stories. It’s a wonderful thing when a nonverbal autistic can eventually learn complex communication. It truly is. To live a story like this is to triumph…
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This blog post is sponsored by KiwiCo. Finding activities to do with our two children with autism can be a real challenge. My youngest son, Jude, is 7 years old. Jude…
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Here’s a list of autism nonprofit organizations that can help with free AAC devices, grants and more. Autism nonprofit organizations offer a wide range of assistance to both parents of children…
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Financial Assistance for Autistic Children If you’re wondering what financial assistance for parents of autistic children you can get, you’ve come to the right place. Having an autistic child can have…
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Toxic positivity: dismissing negative emotions and responding to distress with false reassurances rather than empathy. Sometimes, as parents of autistic children, we want someone to acknowledge with us, “yeah, sometimes this…
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Why is it taboo to wish your child wasn’t disabled? My inbox has been getting absolutely bombarded because saying I wish Charlie didn’t have autism means I wish I had a…
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What Happens to My Autistic Child After I’m Gone? Eileen Lamb, founder of The Autism Cafe, was referred to Hope Trust by her Certified Financial Planner, Andrew Komarow, of Planning Across…
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This may be a shock to some of you, but you can support parents of autistic children and autistic people too. They’re not mutually exclusive, as some would have you believe.…
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I’m autistic and I work for Autism Speaks as their Director–Social Media and Social Influencer Marketing. I work there because I support them, and have for a few years now. The…
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This piece about functioning labels is an excerpt from my book, All Across the Spectrum, that you can order here. Autism and functioning labels Functioning labels are used to give more…
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While there are various ways that autism is diagnosed, the most common diagnostics are based on children. This can often be frustrating for adults who recognize that they have signs of…
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Autism is not a superpower for everyone Read it again. Autism is not a superpower for everyone. I’m going to do something that’s frowned upon in the autism community. I’m going…