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asd, Aspergers, autism, baby, birthday parties, boys, kids, motherhood, neurodiversity, parenting, second child, sleep deprivation, sons, special needs, stay-at-home parenting, toddlers

Resuscitation of Hope

February 3, 2018 — 1 Comment

Birthday or bust!

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Birthday or bust!

April 11, 2016 — 0 Comments

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Kelso Kids: Pooflinger Paparazzi

Kelso Kids: Pooflinger Paparazzi

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"I do it, I do it! I blows da' flower!" To all my neighbors and their new dandelions, you're welcome. 😊 To the lady walking the poodle who got mad at us, are you kidding me?! Weren't you ever a kid? . Owen is obsessed with dispersing seeds and loves dandelions. I don't bother picking our weeds anymore because they're built in entertainment for our kids. . Besides, we only scatter the seeds on our lawn. If your dog poops on our lawn and we happen to scatter seeds on your lawn it's because we like to share as much as you do. . . . #seedfluff #simplepleasures #magicofchildhood #adhdfueled #kelsokids #autismforthewin #ineedcoffee #mamabear #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi

NEW POST! See bio or www.kelsokids.org "Did you “eeear” me?" . It’s hard to trust that his progress won’t regress at some point because the, truth is, it might since it has before. Yet, even if it does, I now know he can do the work because he’s capable and that we can do it together. . #literalaf #mylovelyweirdos #myrainbowbabies #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi #specialandproud #kelsokids #autism #adhd #autismacceptance #autismawareness #neurodiversity #AnatBanielMethod #neuromovement #abm #autism7zz

$10 for a race track and a motorized car that goes in a perpetual loop. He's in heaven. . As odd as it may sound, there's those that believe in forcing their autistic kids to give up their fixations or stimming. I've never considered it and haven't tried. I'll probably be tripping over cars, finding Matchbox racers in the wash, and finding Hot Wheels under my ass for the next ten plus years. I'm ok with that. . #carsrule #carsforever #autismacceptance #adhd #autism #mylovelyweirdos #kelsokids #neurorainbow #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazzi

Watching my daughter ride my husband's shoulders for the last time really hit home. . It's one of those moments that passes too quickly. I found myself frantically trying to get my husband to listen and physically slow down so I could get photos. How often are we in that role? How many times do us mothers beg someone, or something, to slow down? Whether it's a kid, a car, or time itself. . No, I'm not going to say enjoy it while it lasts because that's a false slop of twaddle. That's someone dumping guilt on you in the form of their regret. What I will say is this, take pictures. Lots of them. . Be that annoying, and much maligned, documentarian but also ask people to take pictures of you with your kids. That way, some day, you can slow down together and enjoy it all over again. . . . #mylovelyweirdos #endofanera #mygirl #mustbethistalltoride #growingtoofast #kelsokids #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi

"Autism Awareness Day", it's an ironic label that sums up not one but 364 other days of my life as well. . There are autistic adults that find this day of wearing blue and espousing support for research offensive. It implies they are "diseased" or in need of "fixing". . There are parents who embrace the day and hope for their children with autism to be accepted. . Me? It's another day. I'm wearing blue because it was clean and I like to. Nora is because of her school uniform. Owen because it's one of three colors he wears. . My opinion? Autism is a physiological state of existence that differs from the majority of the population. It requires awareness as much as any other perceived difference and acceptance should be the goal for all of us. . The only thing that needs fixing is intolerance and the attitude of those that would see any inequality perpetuated. Or, as I tell Nora, sometimes people are "💩 heads". . . . #worldautismawarenessday2018 #autismacceptance #autism #neurorainbow #neurodiversity #kelsokids #autismawarenessday #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi #mylovelyweirdos # #keepinitweird

Ok, I admit it...keeping the Wii was a good idea. (Yes, that IS the sound of hell freezing over.) . It's difficult to find activities that everyone likes and this one is a winner. . Bunny force in effect, y'all! She has a new bunny hat (so I can wash the funky smelling one) which was met with, "Ooo! New bunny hat like Louise!!" (Bob's Burgers, we love you.) . . . #easter2018 #bobsburgers #bobsburgersforever #bunnyforce #kelsokids #wii #videogamebonding #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi #specialandproud

What'd you bring me, Easter Bunny?! That's right! Nothin. Nothin but mess, broken plastic wrappers, remnants of ham, and - oooo! Someone left out their candy... . . . #bunnyrejection #candytheft #adultingsucks #kelsokids #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi #mylovelyweirdos

Happy Easter! Much love and best wishes to you on this bunny themed day filled with boiled eggs and pork. . I hope you all get a chance to slug through mud so your child can pick up trash in a park and eat it after all the warnings of not doing so any other day. . Also, lots of laughs. As hard as these bittersweet days of sensory overload (known as "holidays") can be, I hope you find the humor that I find to be my lifeboat. . It hit me as I chased them with my phone, "He's doing it! He's picking up the eggs!" Then I watched as he stopped to organize them in his bucket amidst the wave of kids running past him, "That's my boy." . Nora groaned and smacked her head, "Argh, Owen, we gotta sort them later." . . . #lovetrumpshate #autism #autismacceptance #easter2018 #specialandproud #kelsokids #adhdacceptance #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi

End of an era. One of our final trips to Toys-R-Us before its closure. We had a nice chat with customers and a few tearful employees. One woman recognized us and hugged me. Owen told her, "My mama, get off!" We laughed. It helped ease the moment. . I walked past the baby furniture and bedding. Reminiscing about registering back in my pregnancy days but also a reminder of the days before the kids. When I seemed to be forever attending other's baby showers and subsequent birthdays for their children. For a moment that desolation of struggling with infertility rested on my mind. . Owen squeezed my hand, "I farties." We giggled and moved on. . We played with the trains, cars, and then baby toys like we always have but for the last time here together. . How many hours have we wandered the aisles? How many times has this store been a solace and a consolation when we weren't welcome elsewhere? When the park was too cold or dangerous for him. When every outing to a place for kids would result in a meltdown or injury for him or caused by him. Yet we could always go to Toys-R-Us, we were always welcome, and he would become peaceful in his own reverie with the orderly displays of seemingly endless cars and trains. . We bought a bridge for his train today. He'd wanted it for months and today it seemed apropos to buy one. A bridge between the past and our future. One where he holds my hand and doesn't run off (not as often at least). One where we're able to at least try new places. . It breaks my heart for the families losing their jobs and the customers losing a tradition. Sometimes there isn't "another day" or "another time", there's the moment you're in and you only grasp the meaning until it's passed. . #toysrus #alwaysatoysruskid #endofanera #babynostalgia #myachingovaries #adhd #autism #specialandproud #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazzi #kelsokids #memories

We're channeling Wonder Woman and working on important lessons like standing up for ourselves, using our "big voice", and landing with our hands and not our face. Sweet girl took a tumble. . Autism Awareness Day is on April 2nd. I'm all for people being more kind and tolerant to everyone all around. Awareness is the first step but acceptance is equality. . "I didn't know him...they pushed me down and runned off." . Pushing down a kid because they're different or laughing at other's awkwardness for your own amusement qualifies you as an asshole. Maybe we need a day of reminding people not to be assholes. . . . #autismacceptance #asd #autismawarenessday #adhdacceptance #equality #wonderwoman #mysupergirl #wonderwomanpower #kelsokids #bethehero #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi

Photographic evidence of Simone's patience. She IS Owen's pillow. . . . #simonerules #catsAREourbestfriends #companioncat #autism #kittysnuggles #adhd #catbuttpillow #kelsokids #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi #DDawareness18

Reading to each other and cheering each other on. If someone had told me two years ago that I would witness this scene I would have struggled to believe them. . Many experts warned me to keep my expectations realistic. To not hope for him to speak much less read. . Yet now I believe anything is possible for them and from them. Special needs doesn't mean giving up on dreaming for your child. It means embracing what comes, appreciating the unique, and accepting that their milestones happen on their own timeline. . . . #DDawareness18 #proudmama #specialandproud #autism #adhdacceptance #adhd #autismacceptance #kelsokids #echolalia #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi

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