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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 … More

alternative, autism acceptance, autism diagnosis, autism positivity, autistic adult, autistic children, identity-first, neurodiversity, parenting, parenting advice

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 … More

aspergers, aspie, assumptions, autism, autistic, autistic adult, autistic children, empathy, misconceptions, motherhood, parenting, parents, stereotypes

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 … More

ActuallyAutistic, autism, autism acceptance, autism advocacy, Autism Mom(TM), Autism Parent, autistic children, culture clash, neurodiversity, parenting

Autistic children have the right to an Open Future 

First, please allow me to say that I personally know many wonderful blog-writers who are also parents, grandparents, or other … More

anonymity, autism advocacy, blogging, boundaries, character assassination, civil rights, dignity, mommy bloggers, parenting, privacy, privacy rights, protection, respect

To the distraught parents of autistic children: please don’t hate autism <3

(Beginning Note: In this post, I’m not assuming that all parents of children found to be on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum … More

ActuallyAutistic, aspergers, aspie, autism, autism acceptance, autistic, empathy, neurodiversity, parenting

How to find your autistic child’s voice

Tonight, I would like to reach out again to the non-autistic parents of children on the autism spectrum.  This time, … More

aspergers, aspie, autism, autism acceptance, autistic, avoidance, hope, meltdowns, neurodiversity, parenting

An evening with a mother of a child suspected to be autistic

I’m still in Winter Wonderland, 1035 aeronautical miles from my home.  Despite my previous misgivings, it has actually been a … More

ActuallyAutistic, autism acceptance, autism positivity, autistic adult, building a bridge, communication, different not less, neurodiversity, neurotypical parent, parenting, parenting advice, personal experience, understanding

How to “survive” Christmas with Aspie / autistic children, from a once-Aspie / autistic child

Dear Parents of children “with” Asperger’s/autism, I realize that a lot of us blog-writers speak mostly to our fellow Asperger’s/autistic … More

ActuallyAutistic, aspie, autistic, Christmas, coping, discipline, holidays, overwhelmed, parenting, stress

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 … More

ActuallyAutistic, advice, aspergers, autistic children, emotions, empathy, gentleness, information, insight, interaction, internal world, meltdowns, myths, parenting, patience, positive aspects, positive traits, reaching out, support

Stop hijacking our terms; meltdowns and tantrums are not the same

Lately, I’ve noticed that it has become an En Vogue Thing for a mother of a young child to claim … More

aspergers, autism, autistic, behavior, meltdowns, parenting, parents, PSA, sensory processing, sensory processing disorders, tantrum

Dear Mom, Happy Mother’s Day! Love, an Aspie

Dear Mom, Thank you. Thank you for realizing that I was different, and accepting, embracing, and encouraging that difference, without … More

appreciation, aspergers, autism, autistic adult, autistic child, childhood, gratitude, Mother's Day, my mother, parenting, spectrum, thank you
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