The #actuallyautistic movement I’ve known for a while that there is a community of autistic people who have beliefs about autism that are different than mine. They call themselves #actuallyautistic.…
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Being an autism mom Raising a nonverbal autistic child is emotionally draining. It’s hard for all parties involved. It’s hard for Charlie who can’t communicate beyond basic needs (like “I want…
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I know that I’m my own worst enemy This post goes against my instincts, but on my list of 89,512 resolutions is the desire to enjoy the present moment without…
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You know, it’s funny. I have so much to say today yet so little at the same time. Charlie started repeating words consistently. Like actually speaking words out loud. I…
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6 inspirational quotes about autism 1- “If you’ve met one individual with autism, you’ve met one individual with autism.” – Stephen Shore 2- “Why Fit in when you were born to standout?” -Dr.…
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ASD in siblings: Baby Jude When we decided to conceive Jude, we didn’t know yet that Charlie had autism. Would we have waited longer if we had known? I don’t know.…
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Autism Intensive speech program A little while back I decided to start keeping track of new skills Charlie develops in a diary. This month, he’s actually made real progress on his…
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Thanks Beddy’s, for gifting us adorable zipper bedding – all opinions expressed are my own. Use code AUTISMCAFE for a discount at Beddy’s Last year, Jude was evaluated for autism*. He…
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This is a post I thought I would never write. The past few weeks, I’ll admit, I had lost hope. I convinced myself that Charlie would be nonverbal forever, simply trying…
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Lose some…. When you have a child with autism, you lose a lot of things: friends, innocence, freedom, sleep. The innocence… when I was pregnant with Charlie, I’d always pictured us…