Autism Women’s Network is dedicated to building a inclusive community for Autistic women and girls of all ages, their families, friends, and allies to support one another and share experiences. This month, we are excited to share the first of a short series of posts featuring several authors of the innovative new blog “Respectfully Connected: […]
Motherhood: Autistic Parenting and Supports That Make a Difference
The first part in this series looked at the “big” challenges that autistic moms face–the difficulties presented by being diagnosed later in life, the feelings of aloneness, the troubles relating to other moms and interacting with their children’s school or doctors. These challenges aren’t surprising. Autistic people of all ages struggle with social communication. In […]
Motherhood: Autistic Parenting
If you Google “autism” and “mother,” you’ll find hundreds of references to mothers of autistic children for every mention of mothers who are autistic. It would be easy to assume–as perhaps many people have for a long time–that autistic mothers simply don’t exist. But if you dig a little deeper, you’ll find that not only […]