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I went to bed feeling like I was a decent Dad last night

I’m really trying to push through all this shit today. Sometimes I feel like I’m doing okay and other times I feel like I’m broken. I’ve been really focused on work lately because I’m getting slammed, which is good but it’s also painfully obvious that I’m a one man operation. My goal right now is …

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I can get really frustrated with myself

I’ve got a jam packed week ahead of me and it’s all pretty exciting stuff. I have a few interviews this week and will close them all off with Kate Swenson from Finding Cooper’s Voice. She’s going to be on the pod to talk about her new book Forever Boy. I’m looking forward to that. …

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Feeling Grateful

I’m physically and emotionally getting ready for my big trip and I realized a few things. I’m going to be gone for five days and I’ve never been away from my kids for that long. I’ve never gone on a solo trip before and I’ve never been alone for more than a day or two. …

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Time management as it relates to #autism #parenting

Because you asked: “Can you please talk about time management?” I have an autism parenting support forum on Reddit with over 8,300 families. One of the Dad’s asked me to talk about time manage t as it relates to being an autism parent. Here’s the link to join the group of you’d like to: https://www.reddit.com/r/Autism_Parenting …

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Don’t take these things for granted

As far as Mondays are concerned, it’s been a good one. Elliott’s in Spring break but Emmett isn’t. That’s super annoying but whatever. Emmett has his break in a month. I had a really insightful conversation today over lunch. You’re never too old to learn new things or see stuff from a different perspective. So …

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What is now is not necessarily what will be later

For a number of reasons, the last few weeks have been physically and emotionally exhausting. There are a million reasons for this but I’m not going to talk about everything. I just want to focus on the ones that may be the most helpful to parents out there living in the trenches on a daily. …

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Mainstream Anxiety

It’s been a minute because my life has been a little overwhelming lately. I’m feeling incredibly anxious tonight, and I thought it might be helpful to write for a bit before I try to get some sleep. There’s a few things going on right now that have me on edge, and I’m going to go …

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How #ABA Took Fun Off the (Little) Table

One idea behind many ABA/Discrete Trial type programs is repetition and practice. The more opportunities, the more progress. That’s how we got to 40-hour per week programs for three-year-olds. Yeah, that is crazy, it’s not just you—and it doesn’t have to be this way. My oldest child was around two when I started to see …

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