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A few reasons why your #autistic child may be having #meltdowns after school?

A mom from one of my autism parenting support groups asked why her autistic son has meltdowns after school. This was a really good question and I wanted to share my answer here. If you're following me on IG, you may have already seen this. There could be a million reasons but I wanted to share some insight into why this may be happening. I think we, as parents, can underestimate how challenging it can be for our kids just to make it through the school day. School is not sensory friendly and there's a great deal of expectation during the school day. Simply put, school can be incredibly overwhelming for our kiddos on the spectrum and the fact they hold it together as well as they do is quite…

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January 28, 2022

My thoughts

Yesterday was frustrating

It's yet another snow day this week. This time for extreme cold. This complicates my day a little but I'm going to make it work. The kids are of course thrilled, that school is canceled, as I would have been at their age. I don't necessarily mind the school being closed, but I'm trying to take care of a ton of things right now, and the kids being home is a distraction. I'm recording my second interview of the new season today. This year I'm going to be putting some focus on connecting parents with services that can be of benefit to their families, especially in the advent of COVID. Afterwards, I'm go to continue making drywall repairs to the living room in preparation for painting next weekend. The kids…

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January 27, 2022

My thoughts / Video Series

Because you asked: “Is it with autism or autistic?”

While I haven't really been able to share these here until now, I've been working on a new project. I'm answering your autism parenting related questions in a 30 second video clip and posting it on Facebook. I'm excited to be able to start sharing things here as well. I'd love to get your feedback either in the comments below or by following the link to the actual reel and leaving your thoughts there. Please feel free to leave me your questions and I'll do my best to answer them as honestly as possible.

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January 26, 2022

My thoughts

This is going over better than I thought

Work has been picking up quite a bit this year and it's keeping me busy. I feel good about the direction things are going in. At the same time, I'm still actively looking for other options, at least on a part time basis. As much as I love what I do, I'm finally in a place where I can persue work outside of the home. I'm not going to die on this hill of self-employment if it's not going to afford me the resources I need to better plan for the future. For the moment, I'm embracing the positive changes but still looking for better opportunities. Anyway, I'm in a fantastic mood this morning. Both kids are at school, the house is quiet, and I'm mostly dug out from the…

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January 19, 2022

My thoughts

We hit a really big milestone

We had a really good weekend and even though the school week is already out of whack due to the holiday and our current brush with snowmageddon, I feel like I totally got this. I'm going to keep this brief but I feel like this is too important not to mention and if you're a special needs parent, you might be able to relate to my level of excitement right now. Put simply, Emmett had his first sleep over at a friend's house the other night. He spends the night at his mom's house, my parent's house, and his aunt's/uncle's houses but this was different. He's never spent the night at a friend's house before. There have been opportunities but he wasn't comfortable. This was kinda spur of the moment…

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January 18, 2022

My thoughts

I have no right to complain but sometimes I wish life was a little easier

Sometimes I wish life was easier. I totally get that so many people out there have it worse, but sometimes my life is a lot for me to try an manage. I'm grateful for everything I have and while it's far from perfect, it's my life, and I love it. That doesn't mean I don't wish things could be a bit easier from time to time. This week has been challenging for a few reasons and while I've weathered it for the most part, it's taken me down a few notches. I'm tired and overwhelmed. At the same time, I've also been productive and slightly more focused. I still haven't spoken with my doctor about my ADHD concerns, and I'm not sure why. I've spoken privately with some of you…

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January 13, 2022

My thoughts

Guess who didn’t have school again today?

Guess who didn't have school again? That's right, Emmett. Why didn't he have school again? COVID. More specifically, so many staff members are sick with COVID, they had to close the building for the second day in a row. Hopefully, they will be back on Wednesday. My thoughts and prayers are with the staff members. I hope everyone recovers quickly and safely. I love everyone at the school and I wish them nothing but the best. I do find myself frustrated and a little angry because I'm not sure what we expect to happen when we're trying to force school, in the middle of a pandemic, with no statewide mask or vaccine mandates. There are still unvaccinated people in the building and that puts everyone at risk, especially with Omicron…

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January 11, 2022

My thoughts

My son’s school is shutdown today and you’ll never guess why

Elliott got off to school without a hitch. Emmett is still sleeping because his school is closed because there's not enough people to staff the building, as everyone is out with COVID. I have so many feelings about this. One of the more overwhelming feelings has to do with teachers not being vaccinated. I just don't understand how we are allowing that to happen. It puts everyone at risk and we're barely able to keep the schools open right now as it is. I would have to guess that Emmett most likely won't have school tomorrow either. Elliott doesn't have school on Friday for some reason and all this educational inconsistency is destabilizing, especially for kids in the spectrum. I wish I had a bit more energy this morning but…

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January 10, 2022