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Tips to Stop a Meltdown

Tips to Stop a Meltdown

I recently posted a tip on Instagram.  The tip read: You can stop a meltdown by eating something cold or sweet/sour, as your brain won’t stay in fight/flight mode while eating.  I decided to write a blog post on this because I received so many responses with good ideas.   I’d like to preface this by saying that there were a couple of people who thought the idea of stopping a meltdown would cause harm; that once a meltdown starts, it has to run its course.  There are differing opinions on this.  In my opinion, if you use any of...

June 24, 2021
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Autistm and Eye Contact

Autistm and Eye Contact

I’ve been thinking a lot about eye contact recently.  Both of my autistic kids have different atypical ways of making eye contact.  My daughter, who is nine, can look at you while you speak, but if she gets into an animated conversation and tries to say her part, her eyes flit and roam all over the place, almost like she is grasping for invisible words in the air.  We repeatedly did an experiment not long ago.  She tried to make eye contact with me while she spoke, and she lost all of her words.  She would completely forget what she...

March 23, 2021
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How To Prevent a Meltdown

How To Prevent a Meltdown

I was contacted by someone on Instagram asking for help.  She had nowhere else to turn, so she messaged me.  She said she had been having self-injurious meltdowns every day for two weeks, and that she didn’t know how to stop.  She was exhausted, with sore hands and sore head.  I wasn’t sure what to do either, so I reached out to the autistic community on Instagram asking for help.  The response was amazing (such a kind and caring community!).  I thought the answers I received would help other people too, so here they are:   “Sensory deprivation.  Headphones.  Weighted...

February 22, 2021
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Life is Hard for Neurodiverse Families

Life is Hard for Neurodiverse Families

Are there specific things you can point to that are harder for your family as a whole, or just for you as a parent, than you would say is typical?   This is a question I am being asked in a podcast interview tomorrow.  I wanted to blog about it because I can’t stop thinking about it.  I always am thinking about how life is more difficult for my son…but what about us as a family, or me as a parent?   Parenting is very hard; any parent will tell you that.  It is exhausting and energy-draining, time-stealing and anxiety-causing. ...

November 16, 2020
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I Asked This Question:

I Asked This Question:

What do you find the most difficult thing is about being neurodivergent? I asked this in an Instagram story, searching for truth from neurodivergent people themselves.  I was looking for openness and honest answers, shedding light on the difficulties neurodivergent people face in their lives.  Their answers leave me feeling like we need to do so much more to help this vulnerable community.  Here are some of the responses: “Misunderstanding” “Feeling like I have to justify the way I am to NT’s” “The overload of my senses, it really hinders me daily” “People not understanding that we function differently, in...

February 25, 2020
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