Autism is a different journey for every family, but there are some common experiences we may share. Here are some of these experiences illustrated with scenes from some of my favorite movies and TV shows. In case you missed the rest of the series – Autism Rules 1-10 and Autism Rules 11-20. Here are rules 21-35! You… Continue reading Even More Autism Rules
Food aversions that go beyond being “picky” are real. Texture, smell, color, appearance all can impact someone’s ability to eat what is in front of them. It can be challenging as a parent to manage these aversions and still make everyone happy. Happiness is just a state of mind , right? Here are the… Continue reading 12 Things Parents of Kids With Food Aversions Know To Be True
There are no two identical autistic individuals, even amongst identical twins (I can vouch for this personally) – but there are similarities between parenting experiences. Here are 10 more Autism “rules” with visual representations from some of my favorite TV shows and movies. Perhaps you can relate to some of these! For the first ten… Continue reading 10 More Autism Rules
I have no idea if you will ever see this, but I hope you do. I just want to say that I wish you hadn’t left and I hope it wasn’t because of us. You came into Chillers Ice Cream in Louisville, Ky on Sunday, November 22, around 1:25 pm. I was there with my… Continue reading To The Mom Whose Child Was Having A Difficult Time at Chillers
It’s been a year and a half since I started my Facebook page Autism Odysseys, and a year since I started this blog. I have some unique experiences as a parent of identical twin boys who both have received an autism diagnosis at age 3 – and 2 daughters who fall into the “females present differently than… Continue reading Why I Can’t Blog About My Kids
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit my 1980’s self by seeing The Psychedelic Furs and The Church in concert. The last time I saw The Furs was in 1990 at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo as a single ,college-age person. 25 years later, I am a 40-something mother of 4 kids… Continue reading I Really Need to Get Out More
