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Sleep Deprivation and Miracles

December 16, 2016 by Faith Clarke

2:30am Being a mommy must also mean having super hero levels of hearing. From my room down the corridor, I hear the creaking of bedsprings, shuffling and … yes, a door opening. My heart sinks but I fight to hope: maybe it’s one of the other kids. All the lights in the corridor go on and there are pounding footsteps down the stairs, followed by more lights. I can now see the brightly lit backyard … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Faith Clarke Tagged With: autism spectrum, Faith Clarke, grace, parenting a child with special needs, tired, when will he sleep?

Oh! The Places You’ll Go!

November 25, 2016 by Faith Clarke

"I was already on a spiritual journey, but engaging this process with my son and ASD has me on another level!" - Monica, mom of an 8 year old boy diagnosed with autism. The Blissfulness of Same Autism means dealing with lots of the same thing, over and over, and over again, often mixed with compulsion and vigor. My son's high need for control triggers my own and we both study to create as much … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Faith Clarke, Living In The Moment Tagged With: autism, Faith Clarke, special needs parenting, unexpected journey

My perseveration, God’s rescue

October 19, 2016 by Faith Clarke

What Is It? In an autism household, I get a lot of practice dealing with perseveration. What's that, you ask?  Here's the verdict from Mr. Webster: perseveration: "continuation of something (as repetition of a word) usually to an exceptional degree or beyond a desired point".  That can look like the endless buttoning and unbuttoning a shirt, repeating a word over and over, requiring an activity … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Faith Clarke, Living In The Moment Tagged With: autism, Faith Clarke, OCD, parenting, parenting special needs, perseveration

Mom, Be Brave!

September 19, 2016 by Faith Clarke

Scared Some days I'm just scared. I want to be brave. After all, don't the scriptures command, 'Be strong and courageous!'?? In my head, that makes sense. God will take care of me, of my son, right? I don't take my son out much. A few nerve wrecking moments running up Boston road and naked in a public park ... my resources had been depleted for all time. Plus, I can't wrap my arms around him … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Faith Clarke, Living Life Daily Tagged With: autism, behaviors, courage, faith, Faith Clarke, parenting

Changing Faith with Autism and the Invisible God

August 22, 2016 by Faith Clarke

What does it mean to have faith on this parenting journey?  September will mark 16 years since autism came into our lives. J was 22 months old. In the very early days, faith meant trusting God for healing. People prayed and encouraged and gave us timelines for God's miracle.  "By 6 he will be healed!"  they said. I knew to treat that with caution, since they had also told me he would sleep … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Faith Clarke Tagged With: autism, faith, Faith Clarke, special needs parenting

Spectrum Overload

July 8, 2016 by Faith Clarke

Last time I wrote about the rainy days.  I know we all have them. Well, today, was one in a long sequence of rainy days. Symptoms Raging Just in case I'm tempted to forget that life is complex, my son reminds me by becoming obsessed with flushing the wipes down the toilet.  Now, we live in an old farm house. Very old. The plumbing is old.  Very old. It doesn't handle the flushing of normal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Faith Clarke, Peace Tagged With: autism, parenting a child with special needs

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