Sorry, Not Sorry: There Is No “One Size Fits All” In Autism Parenting!
Photo credit: Angela Ashton Smith
Source: Huffington Post
by Angela Ashton Smith
Listen up, and please listen carefully. I have something important to say.
Or, don’t listen. Don’t read any further, if you don’t want to. Maybe you don’t care what I have to say, and that’s okay, too.
I’m speaking to all of you, though.
I’m speaking to all parents to children with autism who have chosen to share your journeys. I’m reaching out to all of you, who, after the day has long since taken every drop of energy in your reserve, dig even deeper to live the day all over again just to let someone else know they’re not alone. What a profound, selfless gesture it is to do so! Your unabashed honesty brings clarity to so many, yet you face scrutiny from other parents for not being “real” enough. I know this, because I’ve been there, repeatedly…READ MORE