We are Ohio Autism Moms.... we are motivated to make the lives of our children better. We live our lives around autism 24/7 for the safety, well-being, education and development of our kids. We tirelessly advocate for services, education, sensitivity, understanding and equality. (Google Autism to learn more.)We realize that this journey is taxing emotionally, physically, spiritually financially, and socially on us and our families!! The important part is that we recognize this and are doing something about it.We recognize that in order to...
Friday, 2 November 2012
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Halloween will be 4 years since our youngest daughter was diagnosed with infantile autism. 4 years!! It seems like we have lived an entire lifetime since. There are moments I still get angry about getting dealt the unexpected life and there are times I am completely at peace with it. I mean, the 'white-picket-fenced-happily-ever-after' really doesn't exist anyways, does it? (But no one ever prepares you for that!!)I get fired...
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Autism Awareness Month, Day 3: Sometimes I feel guilty for finding blessings in autism when my daughter has to struggle at everything. Sometimes I HATE autism; yet at the same time I have learned to LOVE EVERY aspect of this experience. It is the most dichotomous, yet empowering experience I have ever faced. Through prayer, meditation, a strong marriage and taking my own power back I have learned let go of the anger to embrace the possibilities.......
Autism Awareness Month, Day 2...National Autism Awareness Day:If you are not intimately touched by autism become aware:1:88 kids are on the autism spectrum!!Patience, empathy and acts of kindness go a long way!You bump into our kids in the store, church, parks, streets, school events...Remember our kids are just like yours with feelings and stuggles and triumphs the same. ♥...
Autism Awareness Month Day 1: Autism does have gifts inter-woven... One unique gift is the deep friendships we make along the way w others on the journey that might otherwise not manifested. I have great friends across the board, but there is just something extra special about my autism friends/family....
Friday, 30 March 2012
1:88 and not an epidemic per the CDC? That is because they would have a HUGE backlash if they acknowledged anything environmentally was contributing to this enormous spike in the autism diagnosis. I love my daughter unconditionally ~ quirks and all ~ but the challenges she goes through is not normal... I am not talking nuero-diversity, I am talking the biological complications of autism. I am not even saying that vaccines caused her autism, she isn't...
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
If schools (dictated by the state) didn't enforce strict attendance policies and had better defined truancy policies..... AND if employers would honor a mother's (or father's) inherent right to take time off with her (his) sick children AS NEEDED....THEN when a child was ill, the parents would have the freedom to allow their children to stay home as long as it took to get them well.Therefore, If less kids were sent to school sick (even in the early/late...
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Pica ~ An eating disorder characterized by the consumption of non-food items for more than a month.PICA AND AUTISM, our history...I used to ask myself, "How can she eat TOILET PAPER, CARDBOARD, FOIL, PAINT CHIPS (and more) and not eat the meals I carefully and lovingly prepare for her????No one had an answer to this question..... some offered judgmental expressions; as if my mothering her wasn't up to snuff. And yet the contempt in others' voices...
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