Meltdowns is something almost every parent of an autistic child is familiar with and although we all know that it will happen we never feel fully equipped to deal with it. The worst part , as your child grows and becomes stronger, meltdowns can become more and more challenging to tackle. Every family has a…
Think about the day when you got to hold your little bundle of joy…you promised to protect him forever…to love him and be by his side till the end of the world and beyond…you wished for his eternal happiness…and then he was diagnosed with Autism and something changed. As your child adds age but not…
So, I finally jumped on the bandwagon. I watched all the episodes of The Good Doctor so far and I found it entertaining. Before I started watching it I had to remind myself that it’s not a documentary on Autism. The lead character in the series just happens to be on the Autism Spectrum. That’s…
You see red flags in your child’s development, you apprehensively look all over the internet, hoping to read “it’s nothing to worry about”, however, your next visit to the pediatrician aggravates your concern as you check off a list of milestones missed and you finally find yourself staring at a sheet that screams AUTISM back…
Like every summer , we went on a vacation. Like most summers, it was a beach vacation. Like most vacations, my son’s autism made the trip more challenging. Would I still go for a vacation next year ? yes, ofCourse ! I can’t let meltdowns and anxieties come in the way of a new adventure…
If you are a parent of a child with special needs – Autism or otherwise, you know that the tug-of-war between the school and the parent is real and stressful. The IEP meeting every year is something all of us dread. You probably attend seminars , ask for ideas in Autism groups online, read various…
Autism awareness and acceptance have been the new buzzwords in the autism community lately. No, let me correct that, autistic individuals and their loved ones have always wished for these but people are talking about it now more than ever. So, what exactly do these words mean? Are they just another shooting stars or are…
They say that we affect the universe even when we move a finger. Everything we do has an impact. Anything others do to us has an effect. We are all the product of each other’s actions and our lives are intertwined in ways we might not even know. That is the reason why I insist…
Before my son’s diagnosis of Autism, I had never even heard about the condition. No one in my family was familiar with it and I knew of nobody who had this diagnosis either. So I started with a blank slate, with absolutely no idea what to do, how to deal with its plethora of challenges…
Last night my hubby and I were discussing what we would do if God suddenly appeared before us and granted a wish. We agreed upon asking for our son’s speech but after a moment of pause we were misty eyed just thinking about how much we would miss our little guy with his quirky speech…
