Posts Tagged ‘advocacy’
Every Day is Autism Awareness Day
Every year, April 1 begins Autism Awareness Month. April 2nd is Autism Awareness Day, where so many wear blue in support of Autism. I love April because what it does, it places autism in the news and really gets the dialogue about autism out there where it needs to be. I personally love the coverage April brings as a mom to a child with autism. We need to be talking about autism. We need to be changing policies and ensuring these kids get services they need. We need to discuss aging…
Read MoreUntil All the Pieces Fit
Holy moly. Another year has come and gone. While I long to make goals for myself as a person, you know, fitness goals, financial goals, faith based goals, etc, all I can seem to focus on, as usual, is autism. How far my sweet son has come in the past year. But what can’t put my mind at ease is how far we still have to go. Sometimes after a really great day, Jackson’s smiles, high fives and quirks seem to bring so much joy to so many people, and…
Read MoreWhen Autism Makes People Uncomfortable
A time will come on this journey when your autistic child will make someone uncomfortable. Like really visibly uncomfortable. Maybe you are in line at the grocery store. Or in a waiting room at a doctor’s office. Or at a park. And your child will be flapping, running, grunting and loving life, just being happy, and you will see people move away from them. You will see stares. You will see looks. I want to tell you that how you react in that very moment is a really big deal.…
Read MoreDemanding a Seat at the Table
When my son was diagnosed with autism, I remember this almost immediate pressure to become part of the club. To advocate. To take a stance for or against something. And this mama wanted nothing to do with any of it. My son was three years old. We were still trying to wrap our heads around autism and figure out what worked for him. We didn’t know what was wrong with the system. We were just surviving. Our lives were hard. Our days were long followed by even longer nights. And…
Read MoreLet’s Talk About Hate
Hi there friend, My name is Kate. I am Cooper’s mom. First, thank you so much for watching my video and commenting. A view is a view! When you leave comments, it reassures me that people are watching. So, again, thank you! I love getting my message out there. When I first started doing videos, I remember thinking, ‘no one is going to watch a video of me talking about autism.’ Then, before I knew it, I had two videos go viral and my videos were everywhere. Crazy, right? I…
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