Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Autism parents have a lot in common

My son Tate is fifteen. Tate has autism. He was about two and a half years old when he was diagnosed. Parenting a child with autism is challenging at times, but also very rewarding. We have had a lot of interesting experiences over the years and gotten to know a lot of others who are also a part of the autism community. So many of our stories and experiences are similar. I recently decided to illustrate some of the most common and repeated scenarios I have heard about from others in the autism community and/or experienced myself. They are in no particular order.

















If you can relate let me know. I will be adding to these so tell me what kinds of things happen to you the most: annoying things, rewarding things, kindnesses shown, and the ways you’ve had to educate others. I would love to hear from you. Contact me on my Facebook Page called Quirks and Chaos. The comments are temporarily turned off here.


We are all in this together!  -Lisa

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3 comments:

  1. Would it be okay to use one of your comics on my blog, hypervigilant.org? Autism Parenting 11 in particular. :) Ahhhh, the honesty. Love your blog!

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    1. Sure Casey. Just link it back here to the blog and mention the FB page Quirks and Chaos so folks know where to find us. Thanks for asking. -Lisa

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  2. I absolutely love your comic strips! Keep them coming.

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