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Conversational Depth Pt. 1 | Mamautistic
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I'm an Autistic mama blogging about memories and life. Conversational Depth Pt. 1. December 29, 2016. January 2, 2017. I’m a logophile. I love words and their meanings. I also enjoy learning about people and why they believe the things they do. Those things sometimes make a nifty combination. During these times, I can manage rather well with written one-on-one chats or somewhat homogenous group chats. I was taught from a very young age that wording matters. Every placement and choice of a word or pun...
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Flashback Friday – My Lost Stuffed Dog | Mamautistic
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I'm an Autistic mama blogging about memories and life. Flashback Friday – My Lost Stuffed Dog. December 2, 2016. Photo description: white 1980s era stuffed dog peeking out of a red backpack with blue trim. I’d had my stuffed dog for as long as I could remember. He was my constant companion nearly everywhere I went. He comforted me when I was upset and slept with me every single night. He was my very best friend all the way from when I was a tiny toddler to when I was 17 years old. He had started off whit...
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Parenting While Autistic – Kids’ Sports | Mamautistic
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I'm an Autistic mama blogging about memories and life. Parenting While Autistic – Kids’ Sports. January 9, 2017. I was reminded, while catching up with The Silent Wave’s blog. It’s very important to me that my neurology and those of my children don’t prevent any of my children from pursuing the activities in which they’re interested. So I try very hard to provide them each with opportunities tailored to their own interests. Anyhow, for a multitude of reasons it’s not particularly workable to take s...
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Flashback Friday – Christmas Eve Eve or Nap Day | Mamautistic
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I'm an Autistic mama blogging about memories and life. Flashback Friday – Christmas Eve Eve or Nap Day. December 23, 2016. I was around 12 or 13 years old when I discovered an amazing thing. If I took a nap on Christmas Eve Eve, the day before Christmas Eve, not only would Christmas seem to arrive faster, but I had an easier time navigating any family obligations that came up during that holiday. So, I took my nap. That year Christmas was easier, somehow, than it had been in the preceding years. I di...
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I'm an Autistic mama blogging about memories and life. Representation in Fiction – On the Edge of Gone. March 16, 2017. Last week I finally got a lovely hard-bound copy of Corinne Duyvis' book On the Edge of Gone. It was a wonderful read! March 14, 2017. March 14, 2017. March 12, 2017. March 12, 2017. I think that one of the best feelings in the world is the feeling of being understood by someone else. Sadly, being Autistic has meant that most people in my life have completely misunderstood me the va...
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When the Unexpected Happens at the Dentist | Mamautistic
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I'm an Autistic mama blogging about memories and life. When the Unexpected Happens at the Dentist. December 22, 2016. CW: Dental work discussed in passing after the first paragraph. Medical professional belittling a patient mentioned briefly, as well. So, this week I had an unexpected root canal. It actually went pretty well. I stayed relatively calm. I did get shaky and felt like crying, but I didn’t actually start crying at the dentist’s office. That dentist was exceedingly unsympathetic in general and...
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Requesting Support – Dentist Edition | Mamautistic
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I'm an Autistic mama blogging about memories and life. Requesting Support – Dentist Edition. December 12, 2016. One of the other things that occupied me last month, which I completely forgot to even mention in my Updating post. Was figuring out how to ask for some extra support at the dentist. First, though, before I could ask for anything, I had to work through what reasonable accommodations. Even meant. It was clear after my previous dental visit. Instead I found article after article written from very...
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Mamautistic | I'm an Autistic mama blogging about memories and life. | Page 2
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I'm an Autistic mama blogging about memories and life. February 15, 2017. February 15, 2017. Happy discount chocolate day! These are my thoughts about my lovely autistic friends and how much I value their friendships. In some ways it's a love letter, but more than that it's full of gratitude and other deep feelings that I cannot quite label with emotion names right now. Maybe someday 🙂 Spending time with other … Continue reading My Autistic Friends. February 14, 2017. February 22, 2017. February 11, 2017.
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Being Misunderstood and Mutism | Mamautistic
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I'm an Autistic mama blogging about memories and life. Being Misunderstood and Mutism. December 27, 2016. December 28, 2016. Being misunderstood is probably the single most effective way to get me to lose my words. I’m not actually completely certain why being misunderstood is so triggering of my mutism. When I’m misunderstood, that’s a situation when it would be most beneficial to have words! Not to completely lose them. And how frequently I’ve been misunderstood throughout the years. I wrote the follow...
