As an autism mom, you spend most of your days waking up early, getting ready, getting the kids out of bed and dressed, making breakfast, driving them to therapy, homeschooling, etc… the list is endless with things you do during the day. You likely haven’t even thought about spending some time with yourself now and again. A relaxing bath A quick way to pamper yourself is to take a relaxing…
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Using Obsessions To Your Advantage While Homeschooling With Autism
Using obsessions to your advantage while homeschooling with autism can take your child’s learning to a new level. Children with autism can get some pretty hard core obsessions. They can become hyper focused on an item moving it from an interest to an obsession. Logan has obsessed over dinosaurs, trains, Pokemon, Star Wars,gardening, and most recently, reptiles. As he has matured , his obsessions have evolved although with the exception…
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Homeschool Myth: You Can’t Homeschool If Your Child Has Autism
There is this crazy myth lots of people believe about homeschooling a child with autism. I believed it for many years before I finally realized the truth. The myth was that I couldn’t homeschool my child because he had autism. Other successful homeschool moms would try to convince me otherwise but I was convinced it wouldn’t work. Here’s the scenario most autism families follow before plunging into homeschooling their child…
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How To Help The Whole Family Get To Sleep
We all have nights where we toss and turn, nights where our child with autism keeps us up most of it, and nights we feel completely rested and ready to start the day as soon as our alarms go off! When it comes to running an entire household full of people with different sleep cycles, you can all start to get on top of each other with the crankiness, and…
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How To Reconnect With Your Faith When You Are Going Through Tough Times
If you feel as though you are losing the connection you once had with your faith then you may feel guilty about this. You may also feel shame and anger, but this shouldn’t be the case at all. After all, a lot of people often go through phases when they lose touch with what they believe in, but it’s really easy for you to get things back on track. Hard…
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StickUpPix Is A Great Way To Capture Memories
I love having pictures up all over my house. I even hang pictures up in the bathroom. It makes me smile to see faces I love the most smiling back at me. On autism rising days, it reminds me of happier times which give me the strength to get through that day. Finally, I really believe it helps to foster a strong family bond with my children. It reminds us…
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What To Do If Your Child With Autism Gets Sick On Vacation
Getting sick while we are on vacation is perhaps one of our worst nightmares. It can lead to a ruined or shortened holiday, you can struggle to find the right healthcare, and when you are sick, there’s nothing worse than being away from your own home and all of its comforts. It can be even worse when it’s your child with autism that gets sick. Outside of their usual routine,…
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When Loneliness Overwhelms You
It’s a common occurrence for caregivers in the autism world to be lonely. As in, there is no one else in the world that cares for you lonely. While I don’t condone suicide in any way, I can certainly empathize with how they feel in the moment. The you can’t see because of the darkness that envelopes you lonely. Loneliness that leads to mounting depression. Let me be clear here. …
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DIY Slushie Slime For Occupational Therapy Fun
Slime is a great occupational therapy tool! You can use it for fine motor work, increasing hand strength as well as web space development. All three of those things are crucial to handwriting. Your child will struggle with the physical act of writing if any of these three things are weak. Bonus points that slime is super fun and easy to make. Making up several batches would also be an…
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Encouraging A Child With Autism To Be More Active
Being active is an important part of life, but if you have a child with autism then it’s actually a much bigger concern than you might think. Children with autism tend to rely on adults to help them transport them one place to another, such as travelling to school or visiting a friend. As a result, they often aren’t very active on their own and will spend much of their…
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