#Autism Parenting: Fighting holiday fallout with family time

The days after a holiday can be tough for Autism family.  My family is not an exception to that rule.  In fact, I feel as though we are the poster child for after holiday fallout. Anyway, all of the boys were having a day filled with post-Easter fallout and while I was personally doing much better today, I couldn't allow things to pull me back under the weight of the previous days stress. The boys really enjoyed the hike from Saturday and it was something they wanted to do again. I called my Mom to see if she'd like to join us and before I knew it, we were on our way to the park and beginning yet another hike. Unfortunately, the weather was far less pleasant this time around…

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Pictures from Easter 2016

I just wanted to leave a real quick note and then share some pictures from Easter.   What began as a really rough morning for me, turned into a pretty decent day overall. The boys did great at Easter dinner and honestly, I don't think I could have asked for better behavior. I pretty much kept to myself a bit because I needed some space to sorta deal with the holiday and the emotional difficulties it presents for me.. I did okay though and we spent most of the afternoon there. It's not like I was a total recluse or anything.  I mean, I did visit and hang out with everyone.  Like I said, I just needed time to work through some things, while the kids were otherwise occupied. It…

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