This post will be about Daydreaming in Autistic children. If you are interested in reading about excessive daydreaming in adults, I do have a post about maladaptive daydreaming in combination with Autism in adults. You can read that post that here.. A little bit of background information I am an Autistic…
As you might be able to tell from this post, I am pregnant. Yes! And it is with my third child. And No! It was not an accidental pregnancy. Background information I have two children already. One of whom is on the Autism spectrum and another who is not. My husband and I…
Disclaimer, Before we get into anything. I want to add a little disclaimer that this post is based on my own personal experiences. It is also what I have observed and experienced with my own Autistic child. So yes. If you have not yet read any of my other posts, I have Autism. And my…
Before you come at me, hear me out first!. I believe everything has positives and negatives. I think that acknowledging those negatives and dealing with life around them makes it easier to handle. As well as learning to accept flaws and negativity that comes with something. Because really that is power. The truth of…
This is my experience with Autism. I am Autistic and I have an Autistic child. And the thing is, we are different. As Autistic people our brains are different. We are born with a different kind of wiring in our brains which causes us to react and process thoughts and situations differently. I would like…
So your child is in school. And your child gets homework. Or you might be homeschooling AND you are trying to find other ways to get your child into some independent learning. This post is for Autistic and Non Autistic children, as well as parents. Some Background Info… I am an Autistic mother to…
This is a problem. A very big problem. And it absolutely needs to be nipped in the bud. Like yesterday! Alright so, first things first. Let me give you a little background information. I am an Autistic mother to an Autistic child. And a non Autistic child. My child is diagnosed with Autism. We…
It has been a rough week. I am not going to lie about that. My Autistic child has also been having a rough week. They have been excluded from 2 activities by their peers this week alone. It hurts me as a parent and I am sure my child is not having a great…
In this post I will be speaking about how to teach your child to read. In particular, the more complicated grammatical rules of the English language. This post will be level 2 of the how to teach your child to read series. If you wish to look at how to teach your child to…
Good Morning, Good Afternoon or Good Evening. Whichever applies to you, dear reader. Perfectionism. Eurgh. It is a really tough thing to have. You know what. Let me go on a little rant here. Perfectionism is almost glamourised now. With social media and everything else, it is seen as something entirely and ONLY positive….
So you want to teach your Autistic child to read. Yup! You are definitely on the right post. Over the last few decades there have been many different styles of teaching children how to read. Every few years a new technique comes out claiming to be better than the last. In recent years there…
Let’s get into this! A little bit of background information on myself, if you are not already familiar with my blog is that I am an Autistic mother of an Autistic child. And God knows I have been through the ringer. But I think it gives me a little bit of an edge in understanding…
Its time to get your partner a gift. Whether it is for someone you deeply care about or for your spouse. Buying something for an Autistic person tends to be a little bit different than biying a present for an average Joe. I am Autistic. I will have been married for 7 years this year,…
Teaching an Autistic child how to write in the beginning is not an easy thing to do. To be honest, once they get the hang of it, it becomes easier. And it is not a skill you can forget. Because we use it everyday and all day in school. Disclaimer I am not a…
Well, tomorrow is New Years Eve and I wanted to share with everyone how I have been preparing my Autistic child for it. As we all know Autistic children respond to things differently. Especially uncommon stimuli. And although fireworks is guaranteed every year, it is still not a common thing. It does not occur…
So, you want to take your Autistic child to the cinema? (Duh!, otherwise why would you be clicking on this post?) Great! Alright. We will speak about the best ways to go about this. Before we get into anything, I have taken my Autistic child to the cinema twice now in around 1…
Teaching money resonsibilities and the value of things is a very important lesson for anyone wishing to become a fully functioning independent adult. I am going to preface this by saying that I have two children who I would love to teach the responsibility of money to. One of whom is Autistic and one…
Dear Parents, Guardians and Caregivers. It can be argued that when your child is comfortable enough to come to you when they need to speak to someone or are in ‘need’ you have reached the top of the mountain. That is when you have reached the peak of your parenting skills. Before we…
Simple Spaghetti Soup for Picky Eating Autistic children Let me give you some background information on how in the universe we came up with this spaghetti soup. Background Story When my child was diagnosed with Autism at the very early age of 2, we faced many other challenges that were brought our way….
Background information My child was diagnosed with Autism from the early age of 2. I have Autism also and so Autism is a constant factor in my household. Ever since we first got the diagnosis for my Autistic child, I have been constantly looking and researching, reading and learning about the best ways to help…
