Patience, Love, and Hope with a Side of Autism and Fishies
Life Lessons & Adventures Raising Children on the Autism Spectrum
I will be thankful because my parents taught me early that there is always something to be thankful for. I will be thankful because the alternative doesn’t serve me—or my boys. Gratitude is what makes the hardest moments less painful and somehow more meaningful.
When I first told my friends and family we were doing Universal Orlando for our summer vacay this year, I was offered prayers and blessings, grimaces and woohoos, and my all-time fave comment, “Wow…you’re so brave. How do you do it?”
With so many summer vacation options out there, it can be tough to decide how to spend your precious PTO and hard-earned money! And if you are a special needs parent, once you actually build up the strength and conviction to take a family vacation, you want it to accommodate and fulfill as many of your … Continue reading How to take an EPIC Universal Orlando Vacation!
Women are absolutely remarkable. I mean, they literally create life, and then go onto build a beautiful life for those they love. We have the power and presence of real-life superheroes. And although that may sound cliche or over-stated, it cannot be denied. Women can do it all. Women are strong. Strength is a relative … Continue reading A Mother’s Day?
I have two neurodiverse sons. Their lived experiences and differences are as unique as them. They both have neurological differences and I believe they are both on the spectrum. Nico is my oldest and he is what I would consider “classically” autistic. I say that because most people nowadays can recognize he’s autistic based on … Continue reading Be the CHANGE you want to see
Anyone with autistic children understands the lengths we go to sometimes (or every single time) just to get a decent picture of them. I am intimately familiar with the struggle because it is a true labor of love to get my two boys to smile at a camera, especially my Nico. This is actually one … Continue reading Laughter is the best medicine
I’ve learned to let go and not sweat the small stuff as much since Nico was born. I’ve also learned to look no further than the present as an autism mama, and it’s done wonders for my mental and emotional health. I used to panic at the thought of Nico as a middle schooler, a … Continue reading It’s the Little Things
I'm currently on my work trip and will be gone for the next two days, so my anxiety is at an all-time high. Nico doesn't do well typically when I'm gone, so I have to do a lot of prepping in the days leading up to my trips. This includes filling out the "mommy away, … Continue reading The Most Deserving
Nico’s birthday was this week. It was the first birthday where he actually told me what he wanted to do for it. I have asked him how he wished to celebrate his birthday in years past, but he never quite made the connection to what I was asking. This year he finally did. He told … Continue reading The Release and Relief of Grief
I spent Thanksgiving in Sedona, Arizona. It was one of the places from my childhood where I saw my parents the happiest. It felt like a magical place to me because of how happy they were. My parents were so in love with Sedona that my mom even said she would absolutely be retiring there … Continue reading One Magic Thanksgiving
Patience, Love, and Hope with a Side of Autism and Fishies 