This is a tough topic. It seems simple enough, but believe it or not, I struggle with this daily. It might be the phase we are in, as my kids are still so young (under 5), or just that the evaluations of all the things my kids can't do is still so fresh in my brain. Autism is essentially diagnosed by all the things your kids are incapable of. Check marks of yes's or no's, and delay scores ranging from mild to severe. Both of my boys have landed every evaluation in "Severe De

We don't want to compare. But our brains just do so naturally. You'd think it would get easier with time. But it doesn't

Hearing the word autism thrown into a conversation describing your child, was not on your bingo card this year. It wasn't ever on mine either. You just sat through the most unusual 30 minute evaluation of your life, where they scored your child on all the things they couldn't do. You're feeling so foreign in your own body, and you can feel a subtle rage building. You will stay polite and respectful, but you will silently burn. Remember this energy, it's going to be importan

First of all, let me say... it's okay if you didn't see them . It's also okay if you saw them but chose to wait and see. And, its perfectly normal if there really wasn't many, if any, signs at all in the beginning. All kids develop on their own time, milestone apps aside, even neurotypical kids don't always fit the mold. I have two autistic boys, and the signs of Autism were vividly different for each. I want to be the voice of reason, for parents in the early stages of deve

5 Things I wish I bought sooner, as an Autism Mom. You are going to want to see these!

Hello Moms, Welcome to my page. I want to introduce myself and give you a little background of our story!

There are 4 things I had to unlearn pretty quickly once my boys were both diagnosed with Autism. All four were extremely hard to come to terms with, and it was not easy to reflect on these habits, let alone change them. As a mom, you would do anything to support your kids, but Autism & Neurodivergence was uncharted territory for my 29 years of life before kids. 1. My Style of Parenting I had big plans for my parenting style. I had a vision of how cool I would be as a mom, l