“When my boys got their first powerchairs, I felt immense joy as they sped around the cul-de-sac racing together, but I also felt like someone had punched me in the stomach. How did we get here so fast?”

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“When my boys got their first powerchairs, I felt immense joy as they sped around the cul-de-sac racing together, but I also felt like someone had punched me in the stomach. How did we get here so fast?”
“It was supposed to be a happy day, but I had so many fears about something going wrong. I think Patrick did, too. Both of us sat in the courtroom holding each other’s hands. Jen had to keep reminding us everything was going to be okay.”
“You don’t fully fit with other parents. And you don’t fully fit with autistic people either. It feels like you cannot be both.
“They kept telling me I needed to let this mama sink or swim on her own. I knew I could never do that. I will always be there with my door open for young and afraid moms.”
“But one day, it will all be over. And we’ll miss it—ALL OF IT.”
“When the world feels too big, too noisy, too chaotic – a hood provides a barrier. A safe space. A partition between the person and the rest of the world.”
“It was an innocent and valid question, but it’s moments like these that hit me in the gut.”
“These children need a safe space. They need stories, role models, and opportunities to explore and practice who they are growing up to be.”
“On a regular morning, I wake up with a foot in my face, a head on my chest, and someone screaming in my ear or sitting on my head and saying, ‘Mommy wake up!’ Because our children won’t always want us around, to share a small space, to snuggle.”
“I hope she knows nothing about being a mom came organically to me. But mommy tries so very hard.”
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