The struggles of being high-functioning I want people to understand that high functioning autism is a disability. Of course, in my opinion I’m lucky to only be mildly affected by autism but it’s still…
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Balance Your Plate! Between work life, taking care of the kids, household chores, and having a little time for yourself, it just isn’t easy to have a balanced diet. I struggle with…
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What to do after your child was diagnosed with autism? Your child has just been diagnosed with autism. Congratulations! You are now one of us. Did you receive that overwhelming Autism…
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I’m going sugar-free! (almost…) A few weeks ago, I jokingly posted this status on my Facebook page: Today marks 6 weeks without any sugar. I’ve stopped eating meat and dairy, too.…
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I want to take a minute to write about a touchy subject: autism and functioning labels. What are functioning labels? Functioning labels are used to give more information about the functioning level…
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To the mom who told me to stop talking about my child’s autism because I’m not autistic. First of all, I am. Today I was told by an autistic mom…
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Jude’s autism evaluation We got good news at Jude’s evaluation. Despite failing the MCHAT and ASQ and scoring in the 1st percentile for expressive and receptive speech, the developmental pediatrician is…