Morning everyone, if I put the large boxes of cereal out and the big cartons of milk they would and have ended up all over the floor, doing it this way encourages independence.

Twinzers: We don’t want toast Me: I’m sorry guys, I was confused. It must have been the part where you both said “I want toast” that got me off track

My son just spat an apple out all over the floor, brought it to me and said "apple bad" sounds like nothing to most people I'm sure , but my son is autistic and has learning disabilities, I shouted, I clapped, then I cleaned the apple up, today's a good day

Dear parents of toddlers How many limbs do you have to pin down so you can brush their teeth? Tonight it was only 7.

Parents of autistic children don't want pity or false promises. They want sleep. Goodnight everyone.

BBC News (World) Will they be selling face masks attached to headbands with mouse ears on them? If not, they have missed a trick.

This morning, my son climbed into my bed like usual. After requisite snuggles, he touched my cheek to get my attention and clearly stated, "me eat poptart." My amazing nonverbal autistic child, who had zero words a few months ago, asked for breakfast. On his own. With words.

Could you name every Christmas no1 ever? Plus the name of the album? Any movies it was featured in? My son can. My son is autistic and has learning disabilities he is incredibly intelligent with an amazing memory.

I open my sons door and he's sat singing trolls just wanna have fun, so happy.i love this guy

Has anyone tried explaining to Florida that setting new COVID records on a daily basis is a bad thing?

If you walk around the house picking up messes all day and still manage to make the house look like you did nothing you probably have kids.

If anyone ever tells you that you're a nobody, just remember that nobody's perfect!

Another great day at my sons daycentre, they've noticed that he engages with staff more, staff he hasn't spoken to in 3 years he will now speak to !! the manager said it's clear how hard I've been working with him, which was nice to hear Today's a good day. #Autism

After a rough, stressful day, sometimes you just need that one phone call before bed, to remind you, that everything is going to be ok....eventually....

It took me a while to realize that someone’s voice doesn’t just come from their mouth. You can hear someone’s voice through their eyes, body language, and facial expressions. I may not ever hear the word mom. But he tells me he loves me everyday through his beaming smile.

Hey Autism care and share and da rest; reckon you’ll relate to this. On the beach and he insists on lift to road. He’s as big as me! 😅

I really want to connect with autistic parents, as in Autistic people who are parents. Any of you out there? People with followers who can ask for me? I'm new twitter & just tweeting to nobody at the minute it seems! Please RT. #AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #autismawareness

Brought my son new shoes to wear in the winter,I put them in his wardrobe,I dont ask him to wear them,he sees them every day,now he's started to ask me to show them him,this way I can slowly introduce a change, no pressure, I tell him funny stories throughout to keep him relaxed.

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