Tag: autism

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  And the learning continues…

  Blogging, personal development

  autism, communication, faith, inspiration, language, love, motivation, neurodiversity, parenting, relationships

  Are you ready to do some time traveling with me? I wrote the following post below in 2011. My “learning of the language” that was initially brought about due to my son’s ASD turned out to be the stepping stone to new perceptions about love and our expected expressions of it, providing me vision through…

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  A face that “ain’t looking through me”

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  autism, coaching, faith, inspiration, life, mental health, motivation, music, philosophy, poetry, psychology, wellness, writing

  “For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside, That it ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive I wanna find one face that ain’t looking through me I wanna find one place, I wanna spit in the face of these… Badlands, you gotta live it everyday…” The Boss nails it for…

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  My son at 20, autism, and being “normal”

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  asd, autism, autistic, love, mental health, mindfulness, neurodiversity, pain, understanding

  Bear with me because I know parents always say this, but I can’t believe my little boy is 20. In picture 1 you will see my smiling, clear-eyed, neurotypically developing and verbal 11 and a half month old. Picture 2, taken shortly after his 1st birthday, shows my son beginning to drift off in his…