You don’t express love just to receive it. You do it because that’s who you are.
You don’t express love just to receive it. You do it because that’s who you are.
Be aware of him. Accept him. Appreciate him. Not just this month, but always.
I know why he self-soothes. We all do.
Expectations don’t work in our world, but it takes a few candles to figure that out.
Realizing my nonverbal son is growing up faster than I’m ready for.
Without words, my son doesn’t pretend, manipulate, or hide how he feels.
There’s no heightened tension. There’s understanding, and there’s calm.
Acceptance and appreciation for my son’s autism means not dressing it up to make it something other than what it is.
Raising my nonverbal son with autism taught me the difference between trying to fix a child and learning how to teach him.