What to Do If Your Child Is Being Bullied
This is the first post in a new category called Tips from the Trenches. I’ll try making lists like these of various topics on a regular basis to contribute to that category. 1. Communicate with your...
View Article7 Dietary Changes to Try
It can be extremely difficult to regulate your autistic child’s diet. I know that song and dance all too well. But it is something we parents must attempt. Diet – what we put into our bodies – affects...
View ArticleSingle Parenting with Autism
Even though recent reports put the divorce rate down to its lowest since 1970, I had read various quotes that the divorce rate when autism is involved is as high as 80%. I took a look around online and...
View Article5 Best Comeback Lines for Comments or Stares
We’ve all had the experience, especially those of us who’ve been in the autism trenches a while, of dealing with unsolicited comments and stares regarding our children’s behavior. It’s hard to believe...
View Article3 Steps to Ending Chore Wars
As the eldest of four children, I had a lot of household chores and responsibilities while growing up. I didn’t like it, of course, but I did what was expected of me. I had read stories about kids...
View ArticleHow to Motivate an Autistic Teen
The title of this post is one of the more common search phrases people use to find this website. And since it’s a topic that I deal with on a daily basis, I decided to describe my approach. Motivation...
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Escaping a Meltdown
When Nigel was younger, most of his meltdowns occurred due to sensory overload, usually from noise. I couldn’t take him into grocery stores, restaurants, pumpkin festivals. We stayed home a lot as a...
View Article5 Ways to Feel Positive
Lately I find myself vacillating between extremes of emotion – either blissfully happy or sobbing without reason. Infinitely patient or agitated beyond control. Supremely confident or a bundle of...
View ArticleExecutive Compromise
A short conversation with Nigel last night – Me: Nigel, you really need to clean up your room. I can’t even see the floor in there. Nigel: The floor is purposeless. Me: No, it is not ‘purposeless.’ The...
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