2024 Wrapped – Autism version.
It has been a roller coaster year. A bucket load of change for our family, a massive shift in lifestyle and some curve balls thrown…
Year: 2024
Affects of Food Additives, E-numbers and Processed Food.
I'd like to start by saying that I am not a dietician, a doctor or a neurodiversity specialist of any kind, all my blog posts…
Autism Level Breakdown.
Even though Autism is much broader and more dynamic than levels, the DSM 5 list has neurodiversity broken down into manageable chunks. The Diagnostic and…
Neurdiversity and Medication
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional, this is not medical advice. I share my own experience. We had an incident a few weeks ago.…
Autism and School Refusal.
WATCH PART 1 - the explanation of what started this quest for information. We are no stranger to school refusal, our autistic son, has been…
Neuroplasticity and ASD.
I wanted to write a beautiful, intellectual post all about the phenomenal things I've read about with regards to Neuroplasticity, I have read so many…
The sacrifices of parenting a neurodivergent child.
I don't want this post to sound like a rant, or that I am sour or unhappy with my life. The purpose of this post…
Interoception : Lets dive in!
Interoception can be defined as the sense that allows us to answer the question, “How do I Feel?” in any given moment.https://www.kelly-mahler.com/what-is-interoception/ Do you find…
Dys – lexia, praxia, graphia and calculia, what now?!
Have you heard these terms before? Up until now I only knew what Dyslexia meant (a learning disability that disrupts how your brain processes written…
Why I started Autism Mom Life ZA.
Ask any parent of a neurodivergent child what it's life is like and they will tell any versions of the same thing. It's hard, confusing,…