I did a video the other day about where I’ve been–this is the accompanying post. Divorcing Autism was ignored by me for a long time and for that I apologize. In truth, I dropped many things for a while and am barely re-teaching myself how to cook and do basic things I forgot during the … Continue reading
Aidan has his own apartment and is moving out! Just kidding! If you’re a parent of a kid with disabilities, you know that the vast majority of adults with disabilities live in poverty or financial dependence. It’s a fact, and a scary one at that. The statistics are miserable for adults with disabilities, who still fight … Continue reading
I turned 39 today!!!!!! I wasn’t going to say my age online, but I don’t dye my grey, yet I’m secretly hoping for a Cruella Deville side of white at the side of my head. I could rock this: Kind of hard when you only have 10 grey hairs, but they’re coming fast, with a … Continue reading
I’m not a big Xmas or any-holiday kind of person, and Kirk Cameron didn’t make me get any more warm and fuzzy about it this year. BUT! My kid is. The difficult part of raising a child with a disability and teaching mainstream stuff and what is going on in the world around them, is … Continue reading
Earlier this week–the boy won’t go to bed till all his routines for that day are written in his day planner, so he can cross them out before bedtime. He brings the planner to you to fill out then tells you “I’ll be there in 4 minutes”, meaning YOU will be there in 4 minutes, … Continue reading
I passed the baby bar exam! On my first time, too: As many of you know, I am IN DEBT to my undergrad Catholic university (I call the nuns there sharks but really it’s not their fault, it’s higher ed in this country in general). So as a divorced mami to a teen with autism … Continue reading
The boy’s birthday is in a week. He’s just learned to ride his bike after a decade or 12 years of trying to teach him (but who’s counting?) and he’s outgrown his bike at his dad’s house and doesn’t like hand brakes. So I just got him a cruiser for my house so he can ride … Continue reading
All I do now is study. Last night my dreams were about making a prima facie case for defamation. I wish I were joking. This semester has been a blur. We had a party for Aidan. Really for his friend Gonzalo. Gonzalo didn’t come and his mom won’t call me. But that’s cool. We’ll win … Continue reading
Admittedly, I don’t know what typical (or “normal”, for you non-disability folk) mothering is like. I’ve bought my own cards from my kid and signed them and made my own celebrations because as a divorced mom of an only child with autism, and no one else in my house to assist him, there was no … Continue reading
Divorcing Autism 