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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You may not wear a cape, but make no mistake you are a hero. Every time you explain your child’s needs to a teacher, sit through another test, fight for
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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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You didn’t ask for this diagnosis. You didn’t plan for sleepless nights or the weight of the unknown pressing on your chest. Sometimes, fear grips you; what will life look
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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
I see the weight you carry, the questions that flood your mind, the silent tears you cry at night when no one is watching. When the diagnosis came, so did
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