#Parenting

Mar 30, 20212 min read

Today's the Day! The Book is Out!

It's official! Remember back in November when I said we were writing a book? It's out now, available in stores, on Amazon, and even on...

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Mar 12, 20211 min read

Autistic Parents: Is Playtime with the Kids Wearing You Out?

Here is another of our blog posts for Psychology Today! 5 tips for autistic parents to make playing with the kids feel more like PLAY and...

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Jun 2, 20204 min read

Book Nook: Pretending to be Normal

I'm reading Liane Holliday Willey's memoir Pretending to be Normal again! What a treat. I wanted to highlight it for you with some of the...

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May 19, 20203 min read

The Power of a Special Interest

Ok this one sounds like it might get technical. "Special Interest?" What, now? It won't. Simplicity is the key, folks. Especially right...

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Apr 28, 20206 min read

Am I Failing as a Mom?

I know I can’t be the only one feeling this way right now, so I decided to write about it. I did not sign up for this. I signed up to be...

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Mar 28, 20203 min read

The Paradox of Pandemic Parenting

This global pandemic is something like none of us have ever seen in our lifetime. Most people who get COVID-19 come down with mild to...

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Jan 10, 20205 min read

What's in a Timer?

We are an Alexa household. We have no less than 4 of the Amazon Echo devices - count them - 4 - one in the living room, one in our...

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Oct 29, 20198 min read

Memory Lane: Macaroni & Cheese

You know the kind. That’s right - good old fashioned Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, in the royal blue box, complete with cheese packet and...

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Sep 13, 20192 min read

Mother of Two

My daughter was born last month, at 4:41am on August 25, 4 days after her due date. The running joke is that she wanted to be a Virgo,...

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Aug 5, 20194 min read

Quirky and Pregnant

Being pregnant is both challenging and rewarding for any woman. Everyone will have their own experiences. As my due date approaches this...

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Jul 26, 20195 min read

#Adulting & Autism

The other day, I saw a plea for help online from a concerned mother of a young man with Autism. In essence, her son, in his early 20s,...

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Jun 11, 20193 min read

Like Mother, Like Son

One of the reasons that more adults are now learning about their own ASD, after it went undiagnosed in childhood, is the fact that they...

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