List of the most popular hashtags for theme #SENSORYPROCESSING

Who inspires you? • Does the person who inspires you, happen to be younger than you? Mine does. Meet Pooks- old eldest and biggest sister to nearly five siblings. She’s absolute everything I have ever imagined and then some- in a child. She’s 9, but will be 10 in November which brings me to that bridge of a solid decade of motherhood. It’s that bittersweet, already half way done with childhood, but absolutely remarkable watching her grow, phase. She always gives me 10 minutes or so in the morning when everyone is already awake, for me to get myself out of bed and ready for the day. She wants 5 kids but most of them she says she wants to adopt. She says often, “ the lord, will show me exactly where I need to be.” She has this connection to God that has scared me since day 1- I’ve always been afraid of loosing her, because she’s a true diamond. She dreams of our big forever house on tons of land, and claims she will live somewhere on the acreage in her own house- so she won’t be too far away. She’s counting down the days till she’s 16 so she can “create a young living empire” by my side- and help people with holistic wellness. She wants German shepherd dogs someday and lots of “free roaming animals- basically a whole farm.” She empties the dishwasher, does laundry, vacuums, she cooks, changes diapers, rocks babies, and is the first one to help me with Moon when Retto is full blown melt down mode. She’s obsessed with angels and has tons of them in her room. She’s starting 4th grade this fall, worries about finding a vegan husband someday, creating a “kind circle” so she’s surrounded by people like her, and worries about when her period will come. She’s the first person to offer help and she’s absolutely in need of all the praise, although she is completely selfless. She whipped up vegan burgers lastnight and asked if I could show everyone- so here she is. She’s going to be the best damn mother, I swear. #pooksisnine

When you jump your little toosh off. Anyone else with babies or toddlers who fall asleep anywhere? ‍♀️ #whenmazisleeps

As I get older I'm having to deal with this sort of thing more often. It's really scary when you have no idea what's going on and people think you're being deliberately uncooperative or that you're trying to break the rules, when you really never knew what the rules were to begin with, or what you were doing wrong. I think NT society needs to get a lot better at being calm & communicating effectively, instead of immediately getting mad at people and assuming they have malicious intent. This is one of the main reasons that autistic people are more likely to be assaulted and killed by police officers- the officers assume that the autistic person is acting suspiciously when they're actually confused or distressed. Clear, direct communication is something many NTs don't seem well-versed in, but everyone should be able to calmly and effectively explain their needs. A lot of misunderstanding could be avoided if NTs would just be more direct and upfront about what they want/need from us, or what they think we're doing & want cleared up. We have no way of knowing what you think we're doing if you don't tell us, so just tell us and we won't be confused anymore. ~Eden #autism #autistic #autismspectrum #autismacceptance #autismawareness #actuallyautistic #redinstead #neurodiversity #neuroqueer #aspergers #aspie #autisticselfadvocacy #autisticpride #autismpride #sensoryprocessing #sensoryprocessingdisorder #sensorysensitivity #stimming #justkeepstimming #stimfreely #adhd #sensoryoverload #specialinterest #actuallyautisticmemes #development #developmentaldisabilities

Honestly, no matter what careers they choose when they are adults- I hope they choose kindness above all. Whether they decide to become farmers, nurses, doctors, firefighters, police officers, teachers, stay at home moms or dads with working spouses, mechanics, engineers, holistic healers, hair stylists- none of that matters to me- all I care about is that they love each other (plus baby no. 6) and they choose kindness. I truly believe adults are bred at home- and it starts during childhood and their environment. I hope they show love to everyone and their own families as much as we show them love. Can you imagine all the spouses and babies? It’s crazy to be excited about being a grandma (20-30years later) but gosh there’s so much to look forward to. #frattinipack . . . What do you kids want to be when they grow up? And what do you want to see for them?

Autism Spectrum Diagnosis . This was an hour long “calm down” about clothing he refused to wear. J at 6”5 sat down to calm him down. He said, “Let’s talk.” ✨ From what I gather: autism is not this infinite linear line- where on one side it’s CRAZY bad and on the other side it’s mildly autistic. No matter where a child is located on the spectrum- they are on it. Everyone has their differences and their difficulties. Retto is absolutely divine- and I have known this since the day he was born. Didn’t make a peep when he came out and eyes wide open completely alert taking in the world- a few minutes old. He’s that old soul, that super intuitive, extremely brilliant, been here before, second lifetime, one foot on the universe and one foot off type of child. Autism isn’t one size fits all- and everyone needs love and help. His diagnoses came as ASD extremely high functioning, vocabulary and tendencies of a 7 year old (at 3) with possible OCD (believable because of my father and myself) and possible SPD (sensory processing disorder.) I’m going to be completely honest in saying: before when he would melt down, so would we. We would scream and yell and just not know how to handle him. Now, it’s completely shifted. We incorporate oils, meditation, calm sound, calm techniques, and remembering to BREATHE. That’s the most important part. Think about it: if you’re upset and someone started yelling at you- would you open up and want to talk? Of course not. This will NOT define him. His infatuation with cooking, helping, putting water from one cup to another and back, lining up everything, color coordinating life, lover of all things purple- IS HIM- it isn’t autism. He’s light years ahead of our entire family, and I am so beyond blessed that God chose us to parent this incredible being. I cannot wait to see everything he teaches us. Honestly, he’s so extremely bright and no one can put out his light. #torettoisthree

Small victories are still victories

Anxiety can make you brave. * Brave enough to do things, even though your body is shouting NO. * Brave enough to go through the day, even though you feel like throwing up, fainting or dying. * Our anxious kids are brave. * They are confronted with obstacles other kids don’t usually have to face. * They have to overcome things, other kids don’t usually have to overcome. * They are some of the bravest people I know. * ❤️❤️❤️ Give a or a ‍♂️‍♀️ if you have a brave warrior at home.

I've been thinking a lot recently about self-awareness and the concept of "ego" as it pertains to being autistic, and this short narrative essay is about that. ~Eden #autism #autistic #autismspectrum #autismacceptance #autismawareness #actuallyautistic #redinstead #neurodiversity #neuroqueer #autismspeaksdoesntspeakforme #aspergers #aspie #autisticselfadvocacy #autisticpride #autismpride #sensoryprocessing #sensoryprocessingdisorder #sensorysensitivity #stimming #justkeepstimming #stimfreely #adhd #sensoryoverload #specialinterest #actuallyautisticmemes #development #developmentaldisabilities #psychology #ego #egoboundaries

Do you believe in the power of prayer? I most certainly do. When our housing situation was flipped upside down, we had hundreds of people- if not thousands praying for us! This fire journey has been an incredibly long one. Jeremy, my hubby has been after the fire career for over 3 years. In his mid forties- everyone trying to obtain their career in fire is half of his age. He has passed countless tests over and over and has ran circles around these younger boys. He has extensive military special forces experience, is a family man, and has experienced life- much more than someone half his age! I truly think that’s what a fire department needs, right?! Well, I feel like ALL of the stars aligned yesterday for all of us, and the department that we met with- was absolutely incredible. Every single captain, and engineer and firefighter he spoke to- used one if not all of these words: grateful, thankful, blessed, indebted, appreciative. They were so BEYOND thankful for the department they were a part of. It almost makes you think why so many things didn’t happen as we thought they were suppose to, perhaps because God has something better on the horizon. I feel like when things happen immediately, you aren’t as grateful for those things- versus- when things take time- you know, like delayed gratification? I feel like this entire journey is setting him up for the best department possible- honestly. It’s like reaching for the stars- and then some. I wanted to take this pic to show how little they are now- and to join in this picture once he is on with this department- because God-willing I truly believe in my heart it’s where he is meant and where God is calling him to serve. Can you imagine one more baby and me in the picture next time- the start of a huge NEW journey for us?! I will be praying fervently, relentless every single day and night when their department opens their application period this winter- and I hope you can too! Pray for J, because he deserve it. #frattinipack