Autism Family Life Archives

How to Help Your Autistic Teen Through Puberty

All children grow up (with the exception, of course, of Peter Pan) and that includes our autistic children. Even if they may not be at the same developmental age or stage; that doesn’t stop the onset of puberty or the fact that our autistic toddlers and preschoolers will eventually become autistic adults. I will say this, parenting an autistic teenager is an adventure and while she still doesn’t come with a manual; I’m doing my best to help my daughter. Here’s a few ways to help your autistic teen through puberty. How to Support Your Autistic Teen Through Puberty After receiving Sweet B’s initial diagnosis, and eventually coming to terms with said diagnosis, a stark reality hit me in the face. One day, and sooner…

Productivity for Moms

How to Create a Time Management Plan for a Stay at Home Mom

ByKori

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Let me ask you a question: how is your time management? Are you good with utilizing the hours that you have in the day or do you find yourself pushing things over to the next day or letting them go all together? I’ll be honest- my time management skills could use some work. I especially struggled after starting a blog- to the point where I felt like a failure as a stay at home mom. Learning to balance running a business at home, homeschooling, and being a stay at home mom wasn’t easy. Working at home was a goal for me, but I also knew that if I wanted to work at home and be a stay at home mom; I needed to create an…

Parenting an Autistic Child

How to Survive the 4th of July Holiday With Your Autistic Child

ByKori

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If there are two things that put my autistic daughter into immediate sensory overload? It’s this: loud noises and large crowds. Most of the time, not a problem for us because we can avoid these things easily. I’m not a huge fan of large crowds myself, but loud noises? I can usually deal with those. However, there comes a time of the year that everyone likes to get together and celebrate with loud noises. I’m talking about the 4th of July. It also happens to be the day after my autistic daughter’s birthday. Whether we actually do anything for the 4th of July depends on when it falls. I won’t go out of my way to attend but attending with my autistic daughter? Count us…

Autistic Adults with ADHD

How to Use a Bullet Journal for Home Organization

ByKori

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If you are struggling with home organization as a stay at home mom — I feel you. In fact, this is one area where I’ve never felt quite complete. But, have no fear! I want to tell you that yes, this can be done. No, it is not always easy. But it can be done- even for those of us who are incredibly disorganized. And trust me, I am one of those people. Over the years I’ve developed many systems and strategies. I’ve tried just about everything. Sometimes it works for a few weeks or a few months. Sometimes it works for a few days. And then I’m back to the proverbial drawing board. So instead, I try something else. For one thing, I tried…

Parenting an Autistic Child | Autism Routines and Schedules

How to Structure Your Summer Routine with Your Autistic Child

ByKori

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As the school year comes to an end, those of us who have autistic children in school are aware of this one looming thing.. Summer vacation is swiftly approaching. For us, that leaves a slight gap between the school year ending and the extended school year beginning. Those few weeks of time? Sometimes they petrify me. Merely because, I know it’s all on me. I know that I’m the one responsible for providing all of the structure for my child. This shouldn’t be scary though, you know? I shouldn’t be fearing that the summer is approaching. I shouldn’t resent the summer vacation. I already know why our routine matters and I already know how to structure our days. How to Create Summer Structure for Your…

Kids Activities and Crafts

20 Budget Friendly Screen Free Activities for Your Child

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While there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the occasional screen time for your child, they definitely need a break from it. But, soon enough, you’re sure to hear “I’m bored” or “there’s nothing to do” … Really? As a child, one of my favorite things to do was to go outside and get on my bike. I get it though, times have changed. It’s unfortunate, but it’s true. Sometimes we may even fear as parents that we can’t let our kids go out unsupervised without fear of a neighbor calling CPS. So how do we combat screen time? I’m sharing 20 screen free activities for your child that you can try at home. 20 Fun Budget Friendly and Screen Free Activities for Kids 1) Make paper…