Grain-Free Game Changers: Love You, Hate You
One of the hardest things about a grain-free diet finding snacks. You often have to choose among fruits & veggies, cooking from scratch, or compromising on ingredients. Until these game changing grain-free snacks…
The Essential Oils You Need For The School Year
The school year is here – are you ready? Time for homework, activities, paperwork! Use essential oils to promote concentration, confidence, cleanliness, and calm. Here are the essential oils you need for the school year!
Make It/Buy It: The Best Nontoxic Summer Essentials
Nontoxic Summer Essentials If you are like me, you are constantly searching for nontoxic products to keep your family safe and healthy. Sometimes, we want to be frugal and we’re willing to put in the time to make our own products. Other times, in the midst of...
Pina Colada Paleo Popsicles: The Best Way To Beat The Summer Heat
When I was a kid summer was all about sprinklers, kickball, and popsicles. Of course those popsicles were surely full of sugar, corn syrup, artificial flavors, and probably not much else. Luckily, healthy and Paleo popsicles are pretty easy to make. Plus, I just got...
Happy Father’s Day Autism Dads: We Really Do Love You
Happy Father’s Day to all dads, but especially to autism dads. You work hard, and autism parenting is tough. You feel the pain and disappointment too. You face the challenges and feel the helplessness as much as (and sometimes more so) than autism moms. But you...
Celebrate Healthy with 10 Yummy Paleo Birthday Cakes
This past weekend was Christopher’s 10th birthday. I’ve written before about how his birthday makes me a little sad, but I’m drained enough already. So, this year I just wanted to wish my first baby a Happy Birthday and celebrate and write about...
Happy Mother’s Day To All The Amazing Autism Mamas
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, but especially to autism moms. Because your Mother’s Day isn’t a typical Mother’s Day (just like each day for you isn’t a typical day). I know you might not be getting flowers and romantic love notes....
Book Review: Join The Revolution from Hope to Healing
{Here is my disclosure. I am a big fan of the Thinking Moms’ Revolution and I loved Autism Beyond the Spectrum, so I already knew I would love this book. And one of the authors, Laura Hirsch, has been a contributor to this blog (in this post, and as part of this...
Ask The Experts: What You Wish You Knew (at the time of the autism diagnosis)
When my son Christopher was first diagnosed with autism, I was terrified. I had no idea what what to do, where to start, or what his future would hold. All I knew was that my happy, engaging, perfect baby had disappeared, and I would do anything to get him back. I...
Ask The Experts: What You Need To Know About Autism
One of the most difficult things about autism is that we (parents, families) seem to turn into Martians. We are this weird new species that the outside world is observing, but not necessarily understanding. I think that’s one of the reasons autism parents are so...
Ask The Experts: How Autism Made Your Life Better
Just to be clear – no one thinks that autism made their life better in a way that makes autism worth it. Even if autism gave me magic powers, brought on world peace, and ended hunger, it would never be worth the suffering of my child. So, THAT is not what I mean....
Ask The Experts: The Best Way To Handle Autism Hard Days
There are hard days and then there are Autism Hard days. You may not realize it, but when you meet an autism parent you are meeting one tough cookie. Everything that “regular” people do is harder for us. Cooking, shopping, going to the doctor or dentist, riding in the...
Ask The Experts: Successful Single Autism Parenting
Parenting isn’t easy. Autism parenting is even harder. And single autism parenting … well, to me, that’s a whole new level of superhero. Yesterday, the autism expert parent panel talked about the added strain that raising a child with autism can place on a marriage....
Ask The Experts: How To Help Marriage Survive Autism
Most ships can successfully sail when the weather is perfect and the seas are calm. It’s when you hit a raging storm and get thrown into the rocks that you see what a ship is made of. Autism can definitely throw an “Iceberg ahead!” into the...Welcome!
My autism journey has changed the way I live and care for my family. I am passionate about nontoxic products, natural remedies, grain-free nutrition, essential oils, and healing the symptoms known as autism. This is a space for anyone aspiring toward cleaner, healthier living.
XO Joanna
