autistic mom – The Neurodivergent Homemaker

The System That Broke Us, and the Hope That Remains

Imagine how much more our children could thrive if the goal of school wasn’t compliance, but curiosity. Imagine if we gave them room to grow, explore, and learn through experience rather than lectures, worksheets, and endless tests.

Spending Time With Little Ones

I struggle with imaginative play. As a child, I didn’t have a problem playing imaginatively with friends and siblings. But looking back on it, the majority of our imaginative play was acting out real-life scenes/events/people, rather than making up our own stories. Our play had all the limitations of the world around us. Now, asContinue reading “Spending Time With Little Ones”

Looking Back… I Never Could Have Imagined…

Seven years ago, I was in Mexico teaching kids English, exploring the country on the weekends and on vacations. I wasn’t dating and I had no dating prospects. I had just finished all but one class I needed to graduate and I walked for my degree, knowing I wouldn’t be back for school and I’dContinue reading “Looking Back… I Never Could Have Imagined…”

How To Not Lose Your Mind Road-tripping With Littles

My kids are 4 years old and 18 months old. I love them so much, but they drive me crazy. April 29th-May 7th we road-tripped down to Las Vegas, NV from Willamette Valley Oregon to see my family. It was my 18 month old’s first time seeing all but her Grandpa (who visited in February,Continue reading “How To Not Lose Your Mind Road-tripping With Littles”

Change

A few weeks ago I went to clean up our snack mess, so we could color eggs for Easter, and I went to grab some cleaning wipes and couldn’t find them where they normally are. I looked all over the place but they weren’t in the other common places we might find them (on theContinue reading “Change”

Why Self-Diagnosing is Valid

I know what you’re probably thinking… that professionals know best, and you can’t really know unless you see a professional. Well, here’s my take on why that is fundamentally wrong. 1. Professionals can’t know everything. Yes there are specialists who specialize in diagnosing Autism, but regular therapists and counselors don’t know everything. It’d take aContinue reading “Why Self-Diagnosing is Valid”

Seeking An Evaluation

At the end of my latest therapy appointment, I asked my therapist about being diagnosed as Autistic. I’ve been researching for a few years and really relate to a lot of AuDHD (Autistic ADHD) women whose content I follow. My therapist recommended I take a quiz on a site just as a baseline to seeContinue reading “Seeking An Evaluation”