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Strategies for Advocating for Your Child on the Spectrum- #7 Advice
When you become a mom, you automatically become an advocate. But even more so when you have a child on the spectrum.
Advocate With Kindness
I believe that mothers are some of the very best problem-solvers in the world, and they get very little credit. Over the years I have witnessed mothers in action and I am amazed at how they advocate for their children on the spectrum. They show up for their child with a fierce loving kindness that I deeply admire.
The Heart of the Matter
The heart of the matter is an idiom. When Joseph was in third grade he had several earth angels as his teachers that year. His classroom teacher turned in his name as a candidate for the gifted and talented program. He passed all the markers with flying colors except for one caveat, he also had an IEP (Individual Educational Plan). He was on the autistic spectrum and needed accommodations for his education.
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The days following hearing the words “Joseph is autistic,” were some of my darkest days. I was living with the deepest pain I had felt in my 32 years of life. It was my first life tsunami. I didn’t know the way out to find the light. It felt like instantly being lost and not knowing which way to go.