Tag: autism awareness

Keeping My Non-Verbal Son Clean And Handsome

I’m not letting him sludge his way through life. My boy looks good. I make sure of it.

The purée literally jumped four feet in the air and came splashing down on his head.

Frustrated and pleading, “Come on. You like Jeff Wiggle. Right? It’s a Jeff doll. Yay?” Nada.

All I want to do is spoil him, but I have to do what’s best for him.

There was no way I was having a heart attack. Right? I didn’t have heart attacks. Other people did.

I’m writing our life as a thriller in my brain, but it’s really more of a Disney Plus series.

Take a moment, think about your words, and then say what’s in your head. Or, even better, don’t.

We spent 20 minutes engrossed in this book he had ignored for years.

It’s adorable but also causes you to make a wincing face while eeking out a pained, “Thank you.”

My life sometimes feels like a rollercoaster. I rise to peaks and fall to valleys.