Tag: communication

Letting My Son With Autism Build His Own Relationships

It’s why my stomach gets knots. It’s why I come running.

I had to force myself to see the worst of him, even though I usually can only see the best.

Autism doesn’t make my son the best boy in the world. The fact that he’s mine makes him the best boy in the world.

Stress over the uncertainty that I would have to encounter was actually the most stressful and uncertain times of all.

I don’t want to live my life angry and, just because I have kids, it doesn’t mean I have to.

My son with Autism turned Raffi from singer to icon in our house.

The scariest part was never about what he would or wouldn’t do.

My non-verbal son’s skill set stretches far beyond what any one person sees. It’s my job, as his advocate, to accept that.

My non-verbal boy can sling snark with the best of them. He just expresses it in more creative ways.

Stimming doesn’t give a child Autism. In fact, “stimming” isn’t even exclusive to Autism.