The sacrifices of parenting a neurodivergent child.
I don't want this post to sound like a rant, or that I am sour or unhappy with my life. The purpose of this post…
Interoception : Lets dive in!
Interoception can be defined as the sense that allows us to answer the question, “How do I Feel?” in any given moment.https://www.kelly-mahler.com/what-is-interoception/ Do you find…
Dys – lexia, praxia, graphia and calculia, what now?!
Have you heard these terms before? Up until now I only knew what Dyslexia meant (a learning disability that disrupts how your brain processes written…
Why I started Autism Mom Life ZA.
Ask any parent of a neurodivergent child what it's life is like and they will tell any versions of the same thing. It's hard, confusing,…
What is Time Blindness?
Time blindness is the inability to sense the passing of time and it can make nearly every aspect of a person's life more difficult. The…
Object Permanence and ADHD
A child with ADHD will struggle with object permanence. Object permanence refers to child's (or adult's) ability to know that objects continue to exist even…