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He’s nonverbal, but he hears you. When you’re around nonverbal people, remember that just because they can’t speak doesn’t mean they can’t communicate. And just because they can’t answer you doesn’t…
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autism parents
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When autism is no longer invisible We’ve reached the point where Charlie’s autism is no longer an invisible disability. His stimming is constant. It’s reasonable for anyone who sees a seven-and-a-half-year-old…
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Autism, mistakes, ABA therapy and CPS I debated sharing this for obvious reasons, but I believe this will be helpful for many parents. I also know a lot of you follow…
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Charlie, I can’t promise that I’ll be the perfect mother at all times, but I promise I’ll do my best. I can’t promise to always make the right decisions for how…
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To parents of autistic children, you are not alone! To the mom running her child to ABA therapy while her friends are driving their children to soccer practice, you’re not alone.…
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This is an excerpt from my book, All Across the Spectrum, that you can pre-order here. Autism and functioning labels As I kept sharing about autism on my blog, the #ActuallyAutistic doubled…
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Autism and regressions There’s something they don’t prepare you for after your child gets diagnose with autism: the constant loss of skills. Because Charlie is severely autistic, we’ve been experiencing it…