Laughing and Loving with Autism
A few days ago, I saw a post about autism that asked people to understand that autism is not always about happy endings and smiling families. This made me think – I never want anyone who reads my posts to think that autism is all rainbows and unicorns at our house. We have bad days, …
I have heard from other parents that Casey and Rob aren’t like their children and they don’t believe their child will ever do the things my kids are doing. First of all – they won’t if you keep that attitude! Your child “senses” you more than you know and if you don’t think they can …
I follow several Facebook pages of parents with kids with autism. Some are just starting their journey and some have an adult child, like me. The other day, I read a post by one of the mom’s that really got to me. She was venting because another autism mom attacked her for being happy that the …
A few days ago, I had to pick up prescription refills for Casey and Rob. As I picked up the bags, the woman behind me made a comment about the number of prescriptions I had picked up. I was immediately irritated – not just because of her comment, but because she was right behind me, …
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As you can imagine, I follow many pages on Facebook and Pinterest that deal with autism or being an autism mom. So far, I haven’t found any others written by a parent with adult children with autism, but I’m sure I will. Most days, these posts make me laugh – or cringe as I remember …