THEHIPPYMOM,LLC

Advocating for my nonverbal autistic son is also a full time job.

I realize that anytime I get too comfortable, the mama bear claws are tested and I have to march to my son’s district with all the legal terminology I learned from hours of endless googling and researching from other advocates and parents who are a seasoned in this area and have lived through many different phases of this autism journey.

Today, I made sure my district heard my concerns about my son’s NPS (non public school) placement. The moral of the story, always go with your gut. Our children can’t outwardly say if something bad is happening but their change of behavior and your hypersensitivity is always communicating. Today’s meeting with my son’s district made me realize that my hyper vigilance is a blessing.

I find if I’m not a squeaky wheel who is in constant communication with my son’s team, then my son falls through the cracks. It’s exhausting. But this blessing of my keen senses to understand all my son’s nonverbal cues is what keeps me from giving up. So here’s some encouragement, advocate even if it’s for the smallest accommodations. Your voice is your child’s voice and they need to be heard.
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