Thread by @drpmonaghan

My wife ⁦@ottawa_asd_mum⁩ will be writing regularly for #AutismActionMonth. I encourage you to look for these posts and follow along. Her passion jumps off the page, and it’s a privilege to share her words. link.medium.com/XKdWu93FzV

Part 2 from @ottawa_asd_mum. “Tick. Tock.” Please read and share. link.medium.com/yVFvqYpoBV

Three. @ottawa_asd_mum “With help, and practice we are learning to connect. Jack approaches the wall and knocks a brick or two down. And we can see him, smiling back.” link.medium.com/K74r150YCV

Four. @ottawa_asd_mum: “I’ve been desperate. Desperate for this government to prove to me, my family and my community that they are worthy of our trust.” link.medium.com/IUKUz98EEV

Five. @ottawa_asd_mum: “She didn’t offer them a hand up. She didn’t decide to support them. She didn’t throw them a lifeline. She moved the damn finish line.” link.medium.com/4iMBmwJmGV

Six. @ottawa_asd_mum: “Let’s talk. Maybe this can all be saved after all.
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.” link.medium.com/XsHghDi4HV

Seven. @ottawa_asd_mum: “We are caught in limbo, in an abyss of uncertainty, the plan is confirmed to change again, and in the meantime, here we wait.” link.medium.com/DmjNPcfHJV

Eight. @ottawa_asd_mum: “I am refereeing a personal battle between the advocate and the mother. I have to be both. And lately, I’ve been planted firmly on one side of the line. So tonight, I’m stepping over. Tonight, I’m the mum.” link.medium.com/6p582ThhLV

Nine. @ottawa_asd_mum: “please consider the families, please welcome their stories and dedicate time to the opinions that don’t necessarily align with yours.” A letter to @MacLeodLisa link.medium.com/AJO6ZGyZMV

Ten. @ottawa_asd_mum: “sometimes, as I write, I find myself walking that line. Wondering if I’ve over-shared. Fretting that I’ve focused too much on the negative, when there is Just. So. Much. Positive. Tonight. The Positive.” link.medium.com/sGTrZHozOV

Eleven. @ottawa_asd_mum: “Balance. Community. Friendship. Self-Care… Axes.” link.medium.com/FGGJQ3MCTV

Twelve. @ottawa_asd_mum: “I’ve been there. I am there. And I am ok.” link.medium.com/wC50v0tgVV

Thirteen. @ottawa_asd_mum: “it also highlighted for me just how very badly I felt. Just how broken the mum in me was. And how there wasn’t much I could do about it, but suck it up, keep trying, and face it again and again each day.” link.medium.com/85gZswxi0V

Fourteen. @ottawa_asd_mum: “She has showed us that progress comes at different rates, at different times and in different ways. She has proved to us that we all need to stay in our own lane and focus on moving forward.” link.medium.com/4PBA5tUR1V

Fifteen. @ottawa_asd_mum: “One day I’d be able to talk to my child ... I have to believe that one day that day will come ... in the interim, it’s simply a battle between me, my patience, and Play Doh in the couch.” link.medium.com/e09yyIGe5V