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Back to School Essentials
“Ausome” essentials for your kiddos! Back to school can be an exciting time but for autism parents, it can be a big source of anxiety. Below I have compiled some items that can help set our children up for success this school year! **This post does contain affiliate links ❤ Hopefully some of these items…
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Autism Home Safety
In our household, we have a sensory seeker and a sensory avoidant child. My daughter, the sensory seeker, gets into everything and anything with no regard to safety. I have to be on constant high alert with her as I truly never know what she will do next. Some of the stuff I don’t know…
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Visual Schedule Awesomeness
I just wanted to share something that is a very central part of our day to day activities in our autistic household. We usually start the day with out morning “to do’s”. Once those have been completed, I will replace those images with pictures of places we need to go that day in order. We…
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Mental Overload and the Tool that Makes all the Difference
All of the to do’s, appointments, therapies, deadlines……it can all be too much. Your thoughts begin to race, anxiety takes over. This can lead to a lovely thing I refer to as mental overload paralysis. For me personally, it results in a sort of ” auto pilot” mode and guilt because I want to be…
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Podcasts and Books
The ones most raved about! First up, Podcasts. I’ll be honest, I have tried to get into podcasts before and I can not stick with them. But I wanted to list some of the most popular I have found on my internet search for anyone who might be interested. Hopefully one of these speaks to…
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5 Important Things to Know When Your Child Receives an Autism Diagnosis
This is a very broad look at these 5 topics. The biggest thing is to be patient, be flexible, and try to see things from your child’s point of view. If we hold tight to what we have envisioned for their future or how things should be, you will miss out on a really unique,…
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Is Autism Genetic?
In short, yes, genetics have been found to play a role in autism. Once my second child was diagnosed with autism, the physician recommended we get genetic testing done. They stated that because we had more than one child that was autistic, the likelihood of one, if not both of us being on the spectrum,…
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Welcome to the Club!
“Both of your children are autistic”. News that left me completely overwhelmed and wondering…..what now? Was it something I did? What will their future look like? Where do I go from here? So many questions and not sure where to begin. Sound familiar? My name is Alyssia Walsh and both of my children are level…
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