Nutrition plays a crucial role in both physical wellbeing and behaviour regulation. Some autistic children prefer a very limited range of foods, often choosing items with particular textures or colours. […]
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Acknowledge feelings during meltdowns: “I see you’re upset.” Even if they can’t respond, hearing your words matters. Use simple labels: “Angry,” “Sad,” “Tired.” Hold up emotion cards with faces. Let
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Visual supports can cut down meltdowns fast. Use picture cards to show daily tasks: “Breakfast,” “Playtime,” “Quiet time.” Your child sees what next, reducing anxiety is. If they resist brushing
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Collaborating with professionals enhances your plan. Keep behavioral logs to share with therapists or educators: note trigger, behavior, response, and outcome. Ask for Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) to pinpoint why
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Grief doesn’t always look like tears. Sometimes it looks like silent stares, emotional numbness, or sudden irritability. You’re not crazy, you’re processing. You may be grieving the child you imagined
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Sometimes, the mental fog that comes with constant caregiving feels suffocating. You may forget who you were before the diagnosis, and guilt might creep in when you dare to wish
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Autism may have changed the shape of your dreams, but it has not stolen your capacity to love, to advocate, to rise again and again. You may look at other
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Today may feel like too much, another outburst, another judgmental stare from a stranger, another appointment that drained you emotionally and mentally. I want you to know: it’s okay to
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I know your heart aches when people don’t understand your child. I know the questions that swirl in your head: “Did I miss something?” “Did I do something wrong?” Please
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There’s no manual for the moment your world shifts with one word: autism. It’s normal to feel lost, unsure, and even angry. You’re human. Some days, the exhaustion will whisper