by Sonia Voynow | Jan 16, 2015 | The Art of Self-Care
With January just beginning, my thoughts turn to the clean canvas of a new year and ways I can make 2015 even better than the year that has just passed. My resolutions, especially when it comes to being the mother of a child with autism, usually stem from a place of...
by Sonia Voynow | Aug 29, 2014 | Parenting stress and finding connection
A few years after my son was diagnosed with autism, and I was in the thick of his early intervention treatment, his behavior therapist said something to me that still brings tears of gratitude to my eyes. I had taken my son to her office, the first appointment of many...
by Sonia Voynow | Mar 7, 2014 | The Art of Self-Care
I don’t think there is a word more laden with negativity than the descriptor, “lazy.” As a culture, we are allergic to that word. And I have to admit that when I am beating myself up about the way I parent my son with autism, that is a word that comes to mind. But...
by Sonia Voynow | Dec 6, 2013 | Empowered Parenting, Seeing Your Whole Child
I’ve been preoccupied lately (some would say obsessed) with thoughts about my son’s future. In six short years, he will be 21, an age that strikes terror into the heart of anyone who has a child with special needs. Services like physical and speech therapy, and social...
by Sonia Voynow | Sep 11, 2013 | Empowered Parenting, Focusing on Strengths, Seeing Your Whole Child
About ten years ago, I had the opportunity to hear a speech by Temple Grandin, an icon in the world of autism. She holds a Ph.D., and is an expert in animal behavior, as well as an advocate for those on the spectrum. I don’t remember details from her talk, but one...
