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“ Mommy you said you were going to lose weight. But you haven’t.” Says Zavier

“ I have released some weight Zavier,” I replied slightly hurt for being put on blast.

“Ok, but your arms are still big (holding his hands apart) when they should be smaller (bringing his hands in closer together). You need to work out.”

As I’m listening to my 8 yr old son point out how I’m not living the lessons that I’m teaching them. I start to reflect on why do I hit weight-loss plateaus? Why am I not going to the gym?

Sugar first thing in the morning will have your child craving sugar for the rest of the day while the other ingredients are known for affecting the adversely affecting the digestive system and brain function. The cereal you grew up on is not the same cereal you feed your child.

So let's talk about what other go-to breakfast items can we give our children instead of cereal that will increase their attention in school and increase their daily intake of protein and minerals that will combat any deficiencies that may be increasing your child's diagnose. 

I start to hear these weird sounds coming from Zavier’s room and I’m thinking “ What are those sounds?” So I get up and walk to his room and he is knocked out and the sounds are coming from the TV. He uses the Spotify app to play music to sleep. On the screen, it states Gibi ASMR. I remember my daughter telling me she used ASMR to sleep over the summer. But these sounds are weird and my Sci-fi mind alert goes off like the robot in Lost in Space “ Danger Will Robinson, Danger!”

Last week I talked about how I did’t want to attend Back-To-School night. Guess what happened? I decided to reach out to the teacher and explain why it was difficult to attend. She was very understanding and emailed me the Back-to-School Presentation and put all of the hand outs in my sons backpack.

It’s that time of year again. I just received my email appointment for my son's Individual Education Plan, otherwise known as IEP, meeting to create his goals for next year. These meetings used to be bittersweet because its the moment that not only am I holding the school accountable for my son's progress, but also […]

Once we get home and we’re going into the house Zavier says “ Mommy I’m going to my room so you can have time to yourself. You seemed stressed out.”

As I watch both of my boys go up the stairs I’m in awe that my little boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder who could not empathize a year ago is now honing into how I feel by my body language and tone. It’s also a moment to check in with myself because obviously my behavior indicates I’m stressed.

“ Mommy I want to me Boruto this Halloween, Naruto on the 2nd Halloween, Deadpool on the 3rd one, My Hero Academia for the 4th one and ….for the fifth one I’m going to be a Ninja. Ok?” After I tell him ok he runs back up the stairs.

When you have a child on the spectrum you learn they are all about immersing themselves in what Interests them.

On that note Asar decided this morning for spirit day at school he’s going 90’s hip hop.

Me: “ Are you doing East or West coast?”

Asar: What type of clothes did they wear ? What’s the difference?

I gave him a quick answer.