Irrational Fears and Autism
Because a lot of people with #autism have heightened senses, things that may be a little jolting for a neurotypical person could be downright traumatizing for someone on the spectrum.
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Overstimulated
I’ve written before about how overstimulating certain scenarios and situations can be for Sawyer. Sporting events, especially, can be triggering for him because of all the sights, sounds, and smells he experiences when we’re at a game; basketball games are especially hard for him because of the echo in a gymnasium. This weekend, we went…
How Far We’ve Come
Today I took Sawyer to a birthday party for one of his best friends. He had an amazing time, and I was so proud of him, but that entry will come later. đ On our way to the party, I saw a billboard on the interstate for a website called ScreenforAutism.org. A quick search when…
Dating As a Single Mom of a Special Needs Child
Today’s post is going to take a different path than usual. Most of my entries are focused primarily on Sawyer; this one is more focused on me. When I was growing up, I had the dream most little girls do: I wanted to get married and live happily ever after with our beautiful children in…
Mourning A Life
Itâs been a few weeks since Iâve written; Iâm sorry. After losing my job, I took some time to find a new job (thank God!!)Â and take advantage of my âextended vacationâ to spend time with the kids and my family. My nephewâs baseball team has been kicking ass this year, and weâve been spending…
Affection and Emotion
I lost my job yesterday. As you can imagine, I knew it would be hard for Sawyer to understand. In his mind, my bosses and coworkers were part of our family, and I knew he wouldn’t understand what was happening. Sure enough, when he got home from school and I told him I wasn’t going…
Sportsmanship Is A Struggle
Yesterday, Sawyer participated in his second Special Olympics. Last year, when my sister asked me if I was interested in letting Sawyer compete, I was nervous. You see, Sawyer is not always the best sport… Autistic people have trouble processing and expressing emotions. Where a neurotypical person learns how to express emotion through body movements,…
IEP Time
It’s time once again to go over Sawyer’s IEP and plan for the following year with Sawyer’s teachers; next week I’ll go discuss what changes we’ll need to make for Sawyer as he enters 5th grade. An IEP is an Individualized Education Program. Before I had Sawyer, I had heard of kids having an IEP,…
10 Years
This past weekend, we celebrated Sawyerâs 10th birthday. We had a small group of mostly family come together to bowl and play games, and then we finished the day with a trip to the movies to see âThe Super Mario Bros. Movieâ (which was super cute!). Sawyer had an awesome day, with lots of fun…
A Birthday with Autism
Sawyerâs birthday is coming up; he turns 10 this year and officially enters the double digits! He is super excited, and canât wait for his birthday party. Birthday celebrations look a lot different than the typical kidsâ birthday party for a lot of autism families. Sawyer has only had two âofficialâ birthday parties in his…
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World Autism Day
This was originally supposed to be published on April 2, but for some reason my post scheduler didn’t push the post out. :\ April is National Autism Awareness Month, and April 2nd is World Autism Day! There is a saying in the autism community that if youâve met one person with autism, youâve met one…
Autism Made Me a Better Mom
Being a mother is a huge blessing, and my children have always been the center of my world; Iâm so very proud of all three of them! However, being an autism mom has made me a better mother and person because of what it has taught me, and because of the things Iâve learned as…
