To the parent whose child was just diagnosed with autism

Hi moms and dads 🙂 A little muse tapped me on the shoulder today to let me know that somebody …

My mom is not an Autism (Warrior) Mom(TM)

My mom is not an Autism Mom.  She never was.  (I’m not saying it’s a bad thing to be one; …

File under: WTH?? ~ Autistic children left in hot cars ~ a PSA [Content Advisory]

This is a grim, dark, murky post.  I’m sorry about that.  I’m going to discuss a serious problem.  It may …

Autism is *not* ‘bad parenting’

I’m an autistic adult.  I was also a generally well-behaved child.  My mum had a near-endless supply of patience, and …

I don’t have special needs. I just have needs.

If I were growing up today, and my Asperger’s/autistic status was known, I would probably be classified as having “special …

Autism talks back [a rebuttal]

(Issuing a Content Advisory/Trigger Warning; ableism and pessimistic viewpoint of autism by one non-autistic parent (emphasized to indicate that I …

Please don’t say “Autism Mom / Dad / Parent” for attention

(Beginning Note: please know that if you’re reading this, it totally doesn’t apply to you 🙂 and thus, please try …

Sharing: What if autistic people *need* to “lose words” when we’re young?

Such a fresh perspective!  Excellent points made. An interesting thought came to mind while I was doing my  morning exercise …

Reaching out to parents of newly-diagnosed autistic children, with love from an Asperger’s / autistic adult

I’ve wanted to write this post for a long time.  I’ve long felt a desire to reach out to the …