Parenting

Today's the Day! The Book is Out!

It's official! Remember back in November when I said we were writing a book? It's out now, available in stores, on Amazon, and even on...

Autistic Parents: Is Playtime with the Kids Wearing You Out?

Here is another of our blog posts for Psychology Today! 5 tips for autistic parents to make playing with the kids feel more like PLAY and...

The Power of a Special Interest

Ok this one sounds like it might get technical. "Special Interest?" What, now? It won't. Simplicity is the key, folks. Especially right...

Am I Failing as a Mom?

I know I can’t be the only one feeling this way right now, so I decided to write about it. I did not sign up for this. I signed up to be...

The Paradox of Pandemic Parenting

This global pandemic is something like none of us have ever seen in our lifetime. Most people who get COVID-19 come down with mild to...

What's in a Timer?

We are an Alexa household. We have no less than 4 of the Amazon Echo devices - count them - 4 - one in the living room, one in our...

Memory Lane: Macaroni & Cheese

You know the kind. That’s right - good old fashioned Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, in the royal blue box, complete with cheese packet and...

Mother of Two

My daughter was born last month, at 4:41am on August 25, 4 days after her due date. The running joke is that she wanted to be a Virgo,...

Quirky and Pregnant

Being pregnant is both challenging and rewarding for any woman. Everyone will have their own experiences. As my due date approaches this...

#Adulting & Autism

The other day, I saw a plea for help online from a concerned mother of a young man with Autism. In essence, her son, in his early 20s,...

Like Mother, Like Son

One of the reasons that more adults are now learning about their own ASD, after it went undiagnosed in childhood, is the fact that they...