by Ashlyn Washington | Apr 30, 2017
I recently discovered Ashlyn Washngton’s blog, Walking in Quicksand, and it’s brilliant. I am grateful to her for letting me share her post by the same name. I think it is the perfect sentiment to wrap up Autism Awareness Month. As the world turns off the...
by Holistically Whole | Apr 29, 2017
{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...
by Cathy Jameson | Apr 28, 2017
Fellow autism mom Cathy Jameson does it again. Last year she shared her son Ronan’s story here. Cathy is an amazing writer and I am thrilled that she wrote this piece for me. But even more than that, I am awed and inspired by her tireless devotion to help other...
by Lisa Ackerman | Apr 27, 2017
In yesterday’s post, veteran autism parents shared what they wished they knew when their child was first diagnosed with autism. We don’t have a time machine to go back and tell our new-autism-parent selves this stuff, but hopefully our autism advice can...
by Holistically Whole | Apr 26, 2017
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...
by Holistically Whole | Apr 25, 2017
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...
by Holistically Whole | Apr 24, 2017
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....
by Holistically Whole | Apr 23, 2017
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...
by Holistically Whole | Apr 22, 2017
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....
by Holistically Whole | Apr 21, 2017
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...
by Holistically Whole | Apr 20, 2017
Okay – we might as well just get to the heart of it – you want to know what works. So today’s Expert Panel is about treatment, and what our experts found to be the most effective autism interventions. When my son Christopher was first diagnosed, all...
by Holistically Whole | Apr 19, 2017
When my son Christopher first regressed into autism, I was definitely feeling very lost. I had no idea what had happened, where to turn, or how to help him. I sought out expert advice and Google became my best friend. Pretty quickly, I realized that the real autism...
by Marcia Hinds | Apr 14, 2017
Marcia Hinds is an author, speaker, and an awesome autism warrior mama. She successfully recovered her son Ryan from autism. She wrote an amazing book, I Know You’re In There, detailing Ryan’s recovery journey. You can read Ryan’s story, in his own...
by Holistically Whole | Apr 13, 2017
Most parents have experienced a comment that made them cringe or cry. I’m pretty sure ALL autism parents have. I try to tell my kids to think before they speak and ask themselves the following: Is it helpful? Is it necessary? Is it kind? I think that’s a good rule of...
by Holistically Whole | Apr 10, 2017
Brothers and sisters share a unique bond and understand each other like no one else can. There is something to be said for growing up with the same weirdness and memories and history. And of course all of the inside jokes siblings have about their parents –...
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XO Joanna
