I feel like, by now, autistic sensory issues are pretty well known. If you are autistic, you’re intimately familiar with GoodFeel/BadFeel, food textures, etc. If you’re a parent of an autistic kid, you know certain sounds, smells, and textures are great and others Must Not […]
A friend of mine who works with autistic and other ND kids in a school setting recently asked me for some advice. A teacher had asked her for help with a kid in her class who hates it when people get close to him and […]
One of the most common questions I get from parents who read this blog is how to deal with their children’s picky eating or limited palate and I always say that I wish I had good answers for that. Well, lo and behold, I found […]
For Autism “Awareness” Month, I’m bringing “awareness” to the best parts of being autistic! Autistic life can be hard, no doubt. This world simply isn’t made for us so we struggle. People don’t understand us, we face bullying, humiliation, rejection, lost jobs, lost friendships, and […]
For Autism “Awareness” Month this year, I’m bringing “awareness” to some of the amazing parts of autistic life. Part of the glory of the autistic brain is the ability to see beyond the clearly delineated boundaries and margins of NT society. We tend to question […]
Today it’s time for some real talk for parents of autistic kids. I know – because I lived the child’s side of the experience – that there are times when your autistic child asks for help and you offer very reasonable solutions, only to have […]
One of the biggest frustrations for parents of autistic kids is that their kids don’t do as they’re told – “they just don’t listen”, “he refuses to do anything I ask”, “it’s such a simple thing, but she acts like it’s a huge request”. Sound […]
We talk about “masking” a lot in the Autistic community – the strenuous process of pretending to be neurotypical. There’s a lot of discussion around whether masking is healthy or unhealthy, the toll it takes on our mental health, and whether it’s good, bad, or […]
Self-advocacy is key to being a successful adult, regardless of your neurology. There are many names for it: confidence, assertiveness, interpersonal effectiveness, plain old standing up for yourself, and lots more. And it’s not just about work or legal rights. Autistic adults who haven’t learned […]
Fair warning up front: today’s post is very personal. And it’s not fun. It could possibly trigger those who deal with medical anxiety or other intrusive thoughts. Please take care of yourself accordingly. I’ve written before about my struggles with time management – the fact […]
