The Most Important Thing I've Learned About Anxiety and How It Can Help You Be a Better Parent
If There is One Thing I Know a Lot About, It Is Anxiety. I have a pretty extensive family history of anxiety and depression. I have been...
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Parenting Neurodiversity
From autism to Down syndrome, from ADHD to anxiety, between the two of us, we've experienced it all. These are our stories from the trenches, and the lessons we've learned.
Lisa Mortensen
- May 9
- 2 min
9 Signs You'll Find Your Tribe at Spectrum Social.
Honestly, our programs here at Spectrum Social Club would be beneficial to just about anyone. In fact, when describing our program to...
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stellarshots
- May 2
- 4 min
3 Parenting Mistakes You'll Want To Avoid
There is a Powerful, Overarching Truth to Parenting It is a truth that is imperative for parents to remember, yet it is all too often...
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Lisa Mortensen
- Apr 26
- 3 min
5 Things Every Parent of Neurodivergent Kids Should Do
1. Focus on your child’s strengths. I’m not suggesting that we shouldn’t try to help our children develop skills they lack....
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stellarshots
- Apr 19
- 4 min
Here Comes Trouble and Why I Am Okay With That.
My Boys Like Each Other All three of our sons not only love one another, but they actually like each other. That says a lot to me. There...
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Lisa Mortensen
- Apr 11
- 4 min
Social hand grenades: How my son learned a critical social concept from throwing plastic eggs.
Most people know that social skills are important for being able to attract friends. Kids who struggle with understanding social “rules”...
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stellarshots
- Apr 4
- 4 min
A Doctor, a Policeman, and a Hot Pink Bike
Just A Couple of Stories About Being Yourself We're Big on Costumes Around Here. Okay, well at least my youngest son is. He is my son who...
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Lisa Mortensen
- Mar 29
- 4 min
Should I tell my neurodivergent child about their diagnosis? Probably, and here's why...
Some parents struggle deciding whether or not to tell their child they are neurodivergent. This is especially true for parents whose...
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stellarshots
- Mar 21
- 3 min
Things No One Tells You About Autism
"Mom! I Think I’m Autistic.” Those were the words that rolled out of the mouth of my twenty-four-year-old son one night as he stood...
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Lisa Mortensen
- Mar 14
- 4 min
I accidentally made my son overly dependent.
I’m going to share with you a big parenting mistake I made in the early years. No one really knows who first shared the old adage: “Learn...
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Lisa Mortensen
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Staying Positive as a Special Needs Parent
Revised post, originally posted on 3/17/21 titled “Keeping things in Focus” “Never let a problem to be solved become more important that...
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Lisa Mortensen
- Feb 22
- 4 min
I Got My Autistic and ODD Son to Wear Long Pants This Winter - Without a Fight
My son has both autism and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). He was diagnosed with both at about the age of 7, but I didn’t really...
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