The paradigm of thinking about grief in terms of stages isn't really applicable to our experience as Autism parents. Our experience of grief is more like a spectrum, comprised of a variety of emotions. One day, you could be feeling fine and even hopeful for the...

Some losses can dramatically change our lives without other people realizing the magnitude of what we’ve been through. This means people aren’t sending you sympathy cards or flowers, but it doesn’t make these losses any less real or painful. The Autism diagnosis and...

As discussed last week, we’re doing a deep dive into grief. I know that sounds miserable, but trust me, it won’t be. I’m a fan of taking things head-on, and I’m talking about grief in a way you've never heard before. This account of grief will deeply resonate with...

The Autism diagnosis is a real loss that we need to acknowledge and grieve as parents. This diagnosis is the very definition of uncertainty, and it’s a loss of what we thought parenting would look like or what we believed our child’s life would be like. Losses, just...

Whether your child with Autism is 2, 12, or 22, the topic of success is one that’s vital for us to keep reevaluating and reconsidering. With each new school year, challenge, or opportunity that our children face, what we might first see are the ways in which they’re...

To the untrained or inexperienced eye, tantrums and meltdowns usually look very much the same. If something looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, you are going to conclude it’s a duck. But when it comes to tantrums and meltdowns, this isn’t the...

For the parents of children with Autism, meltdowns are a part of life. In this episode, I'm sharing the three biggest mistakes I see during meltdowns, both personally and from my clients. However, I'm also sharing what you can do to reduce these mistakes or stop them...

How often do you catch yourself asking questions like, “Why is everything so hard? Why me? Why my child? Why can’t I catch a break?” Even though it doesn’t seem like an active choice we’re making, these questions assume something is wrong with us or the world, and...

I’m excited to bring you today’s conversation between myself and my fellow Autism mom and life coach for parents of children with Autism. She is the creator of Champions for Our Children, and she’s here to discuss potty training and generally all things Autism...

One of the biggest difficulties I see parents of children with Autism facing is taking their child’s behavior personally. That’s why I’ve decided to revisit one of the most helpful and important episodes of The Autism Mom Coach: Your Child’s Behavior Is Not Personal....