GED was boring

May 19, 2016

Okay here is a quick(ish) summary of my son’s schooling.  So we had done some online schooling, home schooling and what is called unschooling.  I had hesitated to write about it before because I feared judgement.  I was basically letting him work on what he wanted to work on.  I knew he was seeking out […]

Not autistic enough

Apr 7, 2015

People have asked why I don’t blog as much anymore.  I got tired of fighting.  I got cussed out once- yeah once by a parent who told me I had no right to say anything because I wasn’t autistic enough.  My kid wasn’t autistic enough. That shit hurts.  Not that I even know what autistic […]

Breakthroughs

Jan 8, 2015

Sorry for the long pause…. It has been a crazy year!! But so many good things have come out of it!! So he turns 18 in about 6 months (he of course corrects me & tells me the exact timeframe- LOL) but anyways it was time to take care of some things. We had to […]

Homeschooling

Aug 18, 2014

I was fired. Really – he told me I wasn’t qualified. He requested a private tutor so I found one. Sheldon then informed me he needed to start High School over. He was to be a Senior this year but was pulled out of the brick and mortar school in 9th grade. He didn’t believe […]

Gretchen’s fundraising

May 4, 2014

I don’t blog enough.  Sometimes the words just won’t come…  Sometimes my brain moves too fast.  Too fast for me to catch the streaming thoughts. There have been lots of thoughts, lots of changes.  I was laid off this week.  But through this I am learning so much.  I know I will be okay.  I […]

Love Hate Puzzle pieces and blue

Mar 30, 2014

I hate Autism speaks and everything they stand for.  I get it why the puzzle piece is offensive.  I really do.  The whole blue thing irritates me- I am dreading april.  Your blue lights do nothing for my child.  And cram your cure, scare-tactics agenda up your ass!! But yesterday I was at an event.  […]

It is not okay

Dec 23, 2013

I started to write a post on my Facebook page – personal page, as me. I could feel myself getting angry. I want to scream “WHY DON’T YOU GET IT?” This time it is about – why in the hell do you think A&Es sanctions again Phil are a violation of freedom of speech?? It […]

Exhausted

Nov 10, 2013

I was recently speaking with a friend of a mom who has an autistic child. We were discussing how the friend was afraid the mom was getting her child enough help. We discussed how the child was enrolled in a program but was removed because he threw something. The friend was confused because how could […]

Aggravated

Oct 30, 2013

I am so aggravated at the moment.  I just can’t stand being in situations where I have no control.  I see wrong things occurring and I can’t do anything about it.  When I do what I think is right it just backfires.  I just can’t win.  I can’t say much more.  In situations like this, […]

Saga of the Desk II

Oct 12, 2013

If you are a parent, especially an autism parent you cringe when you hear “I think we need to replace this”. Well honestly my son didn’t use to say those words. We have come far. Sometimes I just heard something go flying or the outburst. But this time he said those words. I have had […]

Acceptance means Acceptance

Autism Speaks and other groups have advertised April as Autism Awareness month. I think it is great to try to rally people up and try to make sure everyone in the community is aware of autism. Recently Life on The Spectrum went out and poled people to ask them what they know about autism. The […]

Twice Exceptional = Twice Screwed

I really like the name Twice Exceptional.  Probably because it doesn’t have any bad connotations to it yet.  Special or special needs shouldn’t have a bad connotation either but lets face it, those titles unfortunately do. I was recently in a store and the cashier was having trouble and commented “don’t mind me, I’m special!” […]

Who Really Lacks Empathy?

My son refused to go back to school today because he says he no longer trusts the school.  Why would he say that?  Because we convinced him that everything would be okay if he returned yesterday after the nightmare that occurred Friday.  It wasn’t completely okay, he arrived to band to discover they were having […]

#youmightbeanautismparentif

I only started using Twitter a couple of months ago because I just never understood the concept or the appeal. Now I love it! I have met so many wonderful people on there! There is also a lot of real time discussion and support. On November 20th Elise who tweets under @RaisingASDkids started a fantastic […]

Cheer Each Other On & Try to Enjoy the Scenery!

For clarification I found this post in my drafts, it has been here for a while, it is not in response to yesterday although yesterday did prompt me to go finish it.  If you don’t know what I mean by yesterday, I am sorry I don’t plan to cite the heated discussion that occurred yesterday. […]