So What We Have Autism

01/08/2026

10 behaviors people often mistake for rudeness, but can actually be autistic traits:

1. Needing extra time to think before answering.
2. Finding eye contact uncomfortable or overwhelming.
3. Being very honest and saying exactly what they mean.
4. Understanding language in a literal way.
5. Not responding immediately during conversations.
6. Asking detailed questions to avoid misunderstandings.
7. Leaving events once they feel socially drained.
8. Replying to messages later than expected.
9. Saying “no” clearly without adding a lengthy explanation.
10. Wanting quiet time to recover after social interactions.

What may seem rude to others is often just a different way of communicating or managing. sensory and social needs.

22/07/2026

Autistic children hear the world differently, feel the world differently, and love in the purest way possible.

15/07/2026

There's a mom at our school drop-off. Messy bun, always three minutes late, kids usually eating dry cereal out of a Ziploc. The "Pinterest moms" always whispered about her. I honestly felt a little bad for her.
Then one day at the playground, my neurodivergent son had a massive, violent sensory meltdown. I'm sitting in the dirt, crying, totally paralyzed.
The "perfect" moms just stared and pulled their kids away.
Suddenly, she's there. The messy mom.
She drops her giant bag, sits right in the dirt next to us, pulls a heavy sensory toy out of her purse, and calmly shields my son from the crowd. No panic. No judgment. He regulated in three minutes.
I was speechless.
We had coffee after. She told me her house is a disaster and she has severe ADHD, but she knows exactly what a nervous system collapse looks like.
I asked her how she deals with the judgmental stares from the other moms...
She took a sip of her cold coffee and said: "Perfect moms know how to bake organic muffins. Chaotic moms know how to survive the trenches.'
Every time I see her running late now, I just smile.
Girls, be like the messy mom. Stop apologizing for your chaos.

14/07/2026

12/07/2026

Not that anyone asked but today my autistic child said something close to “mom”… and my heart is full.

12/07/2026

Neurodivergent women: WHATS SOMETHING YOU THOUGHT EVERYONE EXPERIENCED UNTIL ADULTHOOD?

10/07/2026

To My Autistic Son

My sweet boy, I pray that your life is filled with happiness, acceptance, and endless opportunities. May God give you strength on difficult days and confidence to embrace who you are. You are wonderfully unique, beautifully made, and loved beyond measure. No challenge will ever change how proud I am to call you my son.

06/07/2026

My 8 year old son is autistic and is new to speaking and he just said “I love you so many muches” to me so 🥹

01/07/2026

To the people concerned with the increase of autism diagnoses, have you heard of all the adult women being diagnosed with ADHD in recent years?
Between 2020 and 2022, ADHD diagnoses nearly doubled in women aged 30 to 49 years old. I was one of them.
Why? Because we were ignored as children.