What Happens When Your Toddler Has Autism

What Happens When Your Toddler Has Autism

ByKori
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I want to tell you about my firsthand experience regarding autism in toddlers. My middle child is non-verbal, severely autistic. She has autism. The A word that I never wanted to think about before she got her diagnosis and the A word that I still sometimes don’t want to hear. It doesn’t matter how I word it, there are times that I still don’t want to hear it. I say this not because I’m ashamed of her, far from it. I say that because it’s just a part of who she is. Her autism does not define her, but it does explain some of her quirks. Her autism will not got away, there is no cure- and I’m okay with that. Autism is a part…

Dear Mom Who Is Afraid to Leave Her House

Dear Mom Who Is Afraid to Leave Her House

ByKori
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Dear mom who is afraid to leave her house, If it’s because of your special needs child- I can understand. If it’s because of a fear of judgement- I can understand. If it’s because of a feeling of helplessness – I can understand. If it’s because of your own anxiety – I can understand. If it’s because of your own depression- I can understand. You see, I may not have been in your exact situation, but I can relate. Because I have been there. Because, at one point, I was the mom who was so wrapped up in nerves. I hated the thought of leaving the house. I didn’t want to deal with people at all. To be fair, there are some days that I…

How Autism Ruined Yet Another Holiday (Except that it didn’t)
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How Autism Ruined Yet Another Holiday (Except that it didn’t)

ByKori
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Autism has a tendency of ruining things. Having an autistic child ruined my life. Yes, friends, that was my mindset. Autism ruined a holiday Autism ruined my life Autism ruined my relationship with my daughter Autism ruined my marriage But I couldn’t have been further from the truth. I’ll take you back to a time when I thought differently. A time when I was quick to blame autism for just about everything. And yes, I mean autism specifically and not my child. I would never say that my child ruins things because it’s entirely untrue. Her autism, on the other hand, oh yes – I could place blame on that for plenty of things. First, autism robbed me of my hopes and dreams for my…

How to Help Your Autistic Teen Through Puberty

How to Help Your Autistic Teen Through Puberty

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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…

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

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

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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…

How to Structure Your Summer Routine with Your Autistic Child
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How to Structure Your Summer Routine with Your Autistic Child

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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…