Mothering One Day at a Time
As I sat with my growing belly, full of anticipation for the arrival of my firstborn, the possibilities were endless…
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As I sat with my growing belly, full of anticipation for the arrival of my firstborn, the possibilities were endless…
Continue ReadingMy dear Avery, One year ago you were diagnosed. One year ago, I heard the doctor quietly say, “I think,…
Continue ReadingDear mom friends of typically developing children, Our children are the same. Yours might be pretending to play with dolls…
Continue ReadingMany of us who live with autism are familiar with the comings and goings of the ticking time bomb—one that…
Continue ReadingI just don't know. Maybe this is why it's been such a difficult road, the "not knowing" bit. If you…
Continue ReadingYesterday I cried. That’s right, this strong, brave mother who everyone thinks has the answers, cried big ugly crocodile tears.…
Continue ReadingIt all goes by so fast . . . The in utero diagnosis. The constant prayers. Your frail body being…
Continue ReadingToday both of the boys were invited to a birthday party. In fact, it was one of Tristan's friends. They…
Continue ReadingThey say you are strong, but you don’t feel strong. They say they don’t know how you do it, but…
Continue ReadingStop what you are doing. Right now. Close your eyes. Take a slow, deep breath through your nose like you…
Continue ReadingThe season I’ve been preparing for the past several years is here. This is the season my autistic daughter’s peers…
Continue ReadingI am often asked when I realized you were autistic, and you are almost always with me when it happens.…
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