The Power of ‘No’ – An Essential Practice for Autism Parents

January 13, 2013

What’s one rarely-discussed practice that can help autism parents every day? Practice saying, “No.” A lot. Then do it. A lot. You are not being mean or unkind. You are prioritizing. You are aligning the energy and time you expend with what is most important to you. You are intentionally deciding what to spend that [...]

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Person-First Language – ‘autistic’ vs. ‘with autism’

January 9, 2013

There is some debate about using the term ‘autistic child’ vs. ‘child with autism’, the latter being an example of what is typically referred to as ‘person-first language’. As you may have noticed, I typically use ‘autistic’. There are plenty of strong opinions about either form, not surprisingly. I have been asked many times about [...]

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Declare Today a Victory! You’ve Earned It.

January 7, 2013

We put untold amounts of pressure on ourselves every day. We expect ourselves to be far beyond human. As part of your personal goals for 2013, practice letting this pressure go. Our lives are often a blur. We get to the end of the day, and we typically have no idea what we actually accomplished. [...]

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Three Words for 2013

January 3, 2013

I suppose I’m a little late posting these, but I figure I’ll set an example that there’s really no need to stop thinking about your personal goals after January 1st. At the beginning of each of the past few years, in lieu of resolutions, I’ve chosen three words to act as a vision statement for [...]

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Autism Shines – How We Decided to Respond to Newtown

January 1, 2013

I wanted to start the year off on a positive note. After weeks of struggling with sleep issues in our house, and then adding holiday stress and illnesses on top of that, December was not our finest month. And it’s not like any of these went away just because the new year started. Like many [...]

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