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~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Everyone can use a mentor! When Josh was growing up, we didn’t have anyone that had gone through what we were dealing with, and he didn’t have anyone in his life that had autism. We had therapy. We had tons of therapy! Turns out, I
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ I love animals! I think the idea that humans are the superior species is a giant pile of horse dung. A couple of things I really dig about animals are the fact that they don’t pretend to be something other than what they are, and
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Moving into the adulting phase of life is a crazy ride! I’m not sure how I survived it with all the stupid stuff I did. Watching my autistic son traverse that bumpy road is both heart-wrenching and hysterical. The latter is for me, because if
In this episode Sonya speaks with Josh about what its like for him as an adult and how he sees his autistic friends coping with the same. Check out my site and read the blog www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you.
In this episode Sonya and Josh talk about sensory issues, give clear examples, and describe what going through it is like. It can come out of nowhere and devastate, or it can be managed over time. Check out my site and read the blog www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ When Josh was a toddler, he screeched a lot. A lot! It didn’t seem to follow a pattern, and I couldn’t tell if he was in pain, if he wanted something, or if he was just cranky. I didn’t know sensory overload was even a
In this podcast episode Sonya, and Josh go over some of the challenges concerning scheduled or assigned tasks that do not get accomplished without prompting. They also discuss what can be done to help out this situation. Check out my site and read the blog www.sonyaking.com. Leave us a note
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Lately, a new pattern of sorts has developed with Josh. On a regular basis I’ve heard myself asking him “where’d you go”? I mean it literally and figuratively because he’s been MIA and mentally unavailable. I get it – I want to be both of
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ The Beatles got it right in their song “All Together Now”. Okay, the Beatles got most things right, but this song is about including everyone, and that’s just cool. True, they were probably high as a kite because it was 1969…but still, when their sentiment
In this podcast episode Sonya, Josh and special guest Dr. Christine Ogilvie discuss the term ‘Inclusion’, how to implement it, and how it relates to those on the Spectrum. Check out my site and read the blog www.sonyaking.com. Check out this episode!
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Family, food, friends, food, Santa Claus, food, festivities, food, food, food…Josh REALLY likes one of these, and can only take the others in spurts. He’s learned to be social and enjoys it on his terms. Making sure he took a “Christmas Break” when he needed it
In this podcast episode Sonya and Josh speak about times when overload requires some time alone, and how to recognize those times. It’s Christmas-with lots of people around. Check out my site and read the blog www.sonyaking.com. Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Traveling disrupts routine, and routine is everything for someone with Autism. So, whenever it’s time for Josh to travel…even if it’s just staying the night at his sister’s house…we go down a checklist of what he’ll need, what might happen while there, and when he’ll
This podcast episode focuses on traveling; how to prepare for and coping with related issues. We also discuss assistance provided by a number of organizations to help those traveling. Check out my site and read the blog www.sonyaking.com. Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ I’ve met a lot of good people because Josh has Autism. There have been a lot of jerk faces too…but anyone that has a child that dares to be different knows about them. The good-hearted people though, they’re the ones that change lives. For us,
This episode Sonya speaks with special guests Mike and Shonnie Wilson, owner’s of Mr. Kleanze, LLC, a pressure washing and cleaning company, who have an amazing business model and philosophy. Visit my site at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ My autistic son is an adult. I never believed the negative prognosis that doctors warned me of while he was still a little boy, and I don’t accept them as the conclusion now. In some areas of life, he’s blown through those expectations! Woohoo!!
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ It’s been a year of questions and answers, laughs and tears, disappointment, progress, new understandings, frustration, compassion, failures, success, a few gray hairs, and love. Always love. Josh Has Autism is a year old! Fifty-two episodes in, and I’m still learning things I didn’t know
This is our 1st Anniversary Podcast! Listen as we speak about the past years’ topics and get ready for the next year…This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Leave us a note if you like this episode!
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Recently, there have been studies on the connection between autism and creativity. It’s cool to hear that professionals out there are seeing the part of autism that parents have been seeing for a long time. Sometimes we need to wait for it to show up,
Do autism and creativity mesh? Much more than you would imagine! Modern standards of how the creative process works in autistic individuals are left in the dust and new light is shed through this very insightful podcast. Listen, like, share. Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Voting can be a giant heap of stress for someone with autism. It’s an uncomfortable situation at best, involving social interaction, uncertainties and unfamiliar situations, and ends with a poorly worded test. Oh, and the test must be taken standing up at a thing that’s
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Josh called me from work and said, “my partner on this job is hard to have a conversation with”! That made me laugh because I’ve been dealing with that issue with Josh for 28 years! The employees that he’s working with also have autism, and
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~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Josh has autism, and I’m his mom…and I have a personality, and likes and dislikes, things I do well and things I don’t. Would Josh be who he is today if he had a different mom? Maybe…but he wouldn’t be as funny! I know I
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ For Halloween I think I’m gonna dress up as a big ole ball of red tape! I’ll leave the porch light on so kids know I have sweets to allocate, and when they follow the rules and make it onto the front porch I’ll demand
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Josh needs routine, advanced notice of change, and prefers nothing out of the ordinary to occur. Hurricanes are jerks that don’t care what anyone needs. So, when this latest home wrecker was forecast to be in our neighborhood, Josh retreated into the comfort of his
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~Clearly Muddled Blog~ There are a lot of milestones that cause parents to pause in recognition that their baby is growing up. This week my daughter called and told me that her almost two-year-old said she wanted to sleep in the big bed instead her crib. Gulp. Just like that,
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~~ Get a job, Sha, na, na, na, sha, na, na, na, na! The Silhouettes sang that song all the way to number one in 1958, and today it’s music to my ears. Autism may have slowed the progress, but Josh is ready to work, and
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~~Clearly Muddled Blog~~ Autism effects social interaction. It effects communication. It effects the ability to read non-verbal ques. Asking a person on the autism spectrum to speak and respond to a room full of people seems unlikely, but that’s exactly what Josh has done. Boom! A few days ago, I
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~ Clearly Muddled Blog~ Sometimes, right in the middle of Josh plugging along in the right direction, he puts on the brakes, and stops…for no apparent reason. It seems to come out of nowhere, with no sign that the forward momentum was coming to an abrupt, screeching halt. He shuts
~Clearly Muddled Blog~ The focus on autism tends to be about hardships. Often, it’s about what a person on the spectrum has difficulty with, and what types of adaptations have been found to help. Those things are necessary, and are part of paving the way, but they’re designed to help
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Read the Blog: Gold | http://www.sonyaking.com/gold/ Check out this episode!
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Read the Blog: Fear is the Culprit | http://www.sonyaking.com/fear-is-the-culprit/ Check out
~Clearly Muddled Blog~ Fear is the culprit behind a lot of people on the autism spectrum feeling uncomfortable in everyday situations. Sometimes that fear is triggered by circumstances that seem harmless to those of us that don’t have autism. When Josh was a little boy, it was difficult for me
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~~Clearly Muddled Blog~~ People seem so comfortable in judging situations that they don’t know anything about. When Josh used to have melt-downs I would see glares and hear the clueless say to one another, “That kid needs a good paddle to his butt”. These strangers felt empowered to cast their
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~Clearly Muddled Blog~ Helping a person with Autism orchestrate and organize their life is hard work. Especially when that person (me) is unorganized and haphazard by nature. Finding that thing that works and getting it to stick is like winning the super bowl! The payoff is huge, and worth every
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Everything has consequences, right? I was telling Josh that whether he does something or doesn’t do something, there will always be consequences. The difference is that some are positive, and some are negative. He asked me to leave his room. He doesn’t even like the word consequences! That’s alright, I
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Read the Blog: If I Stepped Away for a While
If I stepped away for a while, what would happen? If I didn’t orchestrate his life…make appointments, encourage, direct, redirect, remind, remind, remind him of every little thing…what would happen? I’m invisible to him anyway. Autism, you will not destroy me, but today, I need to step away for a
Patterns are everywhere, and sometimes they show up as repetition of behaviors. Like when I eat all the Red Vine Licorice that ever makes its way into our house…that’s an overpowering delicious pattern! From the time Josh rolls out of bed each day, he’s got a program flipping around in
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One thing Autism is not, is flexible. It makes no difference what plans have been made, when Autism says, “I don’t think so”, the brakes are put on and it’s time to make new plans. Sometimes, I’m just not in the mood to have to change plans. Occasionally, I like to
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I didn’t choose to have a son with Autism. If my fairy godmother had come down and described what it was going to be like and asked if I was in, I would have taken off so fast that her “make it so” wand would have choked to death from the
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These days, autism is something most people have heard about. That wasn’t the case in my generation, and even less so in my parent’s generation. Back when they we’re growing up people were labeled in ways that today are considered politically incorrect, and for good reason. Today, care for adults with
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Read the Blog: See the person, not their diagnosis |
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I’m not very organized. I’ve never seen the need to conform to the way everyone else does things. So, when I found out that Josh has autism, it was a fast and furious lesson in being consistent, regimented, and patient. Three things I had only heard of up until that point!
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Through my son Josh, I can see that living with autism is hard to do. The hurdles are chronic, and include a constant struggle with anxiety, impaired social interaction, difficulty with communication, repetitive and awkward behavior, restricted interests, isolation, depression, and often if not constant, an unsurmountable level of stress. Suicidal
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I’m a comedian. I’m also a mom, and my son Josh has autism. It was a surreal experience to be making my living by making people laugh, while at home I had a son that didn’t understand humor. So, I did what I knew to do, and set out to
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From the time Josh was a little guy he had a hard time controlling his need to have everyone follow instructions. I’m all for following instructions, if winging it and doing it on the fly doesn’t work. Since I recently quit having fits when things don’t go my way, I
It’s hard to see your kids grow up. It’s what we want to happen, and we work so hard to ensure it happens with as little drama as possible, but sometimes the drama is part of the process. Some people call it growing pains, I call it time for a drink!
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Watching my Autistic son start dating was weird. It was and still is a strange dynamic because it means he’s doing this grown up thing, while still needing prompting and redirecting in most other areas of his life. He’s calling someone “hun” and at the same time still needs reminders
Josh is smart. He’s REALLY smart. So, when his efforts to go to college were unsuccessful, he was devastated. But they say three’s a charm, and whoever they are, they’re right! (So, they are not the theythat say you can drive seven miles over the speed limit and not get
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Because Josh doesn’t have a physical disability, sometimes people meeting him for the first time don’t realize that he is working over-time to present the way he does. His gentle nature is genuine, his intelligence is obvious, his sarcasm is on point (sometimes), and his diagnosis is invisible…at first. But
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It has been clear from the very beginning of life with Josh, that he has a different take on the things that society holds as important. He is very comfortable being alone, and what others think of him doesn’t change the way he lives, or thinks, or behaves. During his
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Sometimes I wonder how disappointment feels to Josh. To me, what it looks like is him “shutting down” and then disappearing for a while, and then it’s as if nothing happened. It does not seem that he’s being stoic or suppressing the emotions that come with disappointment, but more like
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Raising another human is hard. I’ve done it twice – three times if you count my husband. So far, raising a son with Autism is the hardest thing I’ve ever done, because every time I think I’ve got it figured out, I’m blind-sided with issues there’s no way I could
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Toddlers are SO opinionated! Try to reason with them and their opinion just gets louder. They think they know it all and are fearless in their approach to getting what they want. When they’re told no, they dig in and argue their point ad nauseum. In their back pocket, they
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Just Give Me a Minute I have a point of view on everything. But, I’m a Libra, so give me a few minutes and I’ll ponder the opposing point of view. Then I’ll ruminate, taking way too long in deciding which side is correct. Then, I’ll sit it out for
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Feeling confident while raising an Autistic child is like a guy looking masculine while he’s drinking through a straw. It can be done, but I’ve never seen it. The easiest part of having a kid is making them, and you don’t know what you’re gonna get…you might have one with
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I don’t like bullies! I don’t like parents of bullies because they made their little bullies, either by allowance, or by example. That’s not some blind judgement I’m making – it’s been my actual experience, and unfortunately, I have a lot of experience. Josh was an awkward kid, and had
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Autism does not present itself the same in all people. It doesn’t even present itself the same, day to day or hour to hour, in one person! If you’re looking for consistency, you ain’t gonna find it here, baby! Unless you’re looking for consistent inconsistency: because if that’s the case,
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Life skills are the things that, when done well, keep our lives running smoothly. They are the daily responsibilities that keep us from being gross. Some of the basic self-care necessities are brushing teeth, taking a shower daily, and wearing clean clothes instead of the foul- smelling ones rumpled in
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Josh loves reading. It has always been his favorite thing to do. He doesn’t watch much, if any, television because books paint a clear and vibrant picture for him in a way that nothing else can. It took awhile for me to understand just how important and significant books are
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I don’t advocate throwing pills at a problem. Sometimes though, when there doesn’t seem to be any other helpful alternative, medication can be a viable solution. Josh was in fourth grade and having meltdowns everyday because things around him were not controllable. Things were not controllable which led to him
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The flu has been a giant jerk this year! Even super healthy people have been knocked on their rear-ends from this stuff, and some have even lost their lives. It’s hit everyone in our house, and fortunately we’re still here…just moving slow and kind of lop-sided. Sometimes it’s hard to
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I love words. I love the way they flow together to paint a picture. They can motivate, elicit emotion, create laughter, and ultimately, facilitate healing. I LOVE words. Communication is so much more than words though, and because of that, it’s complicated. Conversations are loaded with clichés, innuendo, phrases, words
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Josh started college this week. He’s started a few times before, and we’re all hoping this time the outcome will be different for him…and will conclude with a piece of paper that says, “yay, you did it”! He’s super smart, so the classes themselves aren’t what tripped him up in
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Much of the time, Josh doesn’t seem to be aware of what others are going through. By others I mean those of us that live with him, or have lived with him for the majority of his life, and family members that he sees on a daily basis. Sometimes it
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There are some things a glass of wine can’t fix. Just kidding! But really, it can’t. I heard about menopause and how it changes life as we know it. Growing up it was commonly asked if my mom needed her crazy shot…she usually did. So, I figured that was all
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My dad died on my stepdad’s birthday. Not his actual birth day…that arrangement would win my mom some sort of honorary award in Cougar-hood. It happened almost 13 years ago, and was extremely hard to deal with for everyone, except Josh. My dad went from sick, to terminally ill, to
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My husband is smart. He knew how to turn our two-car garage into an apartment, and even more impressive, was able to get the rest of us in the family to help with the grunt work. The garage is now a beautiful place to live, with a bedroom, living room,
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. This is the fifth podcast of this series. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com View the
Raising Josh involves a whole host of necessary adaptations. He’s most successful when there is consistency and routine, and the right items, in the right color, precise words used in conversation, advanced notice of events, acceptable textures in clothing and food, and most important to keeping the peace…all things must
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. This is the fourth podcast of this series. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com See the
My son Josh has Autism. I call it Joshism, because whatever it’s called, it’s just…him. Recently I took Josh to the psychiatrist because he was on the verge of a complete shut-down. That experience was like when you take a sick puppy to the vet, and they wag their tail
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. This is the third podcast of this series. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com See the
When I was in my twenties I had the grand idea that love was the solution to any circumstance, and was essentially all I needed. Today, I still believe that love is all I need, plus a psychiatrist, and medication, a bunch of dogs, and a glass of wine. A
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. This is the second podcast of this series. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com See the
I’ve never liked rules. If I had been born a bit earlier I would have been one of those flower power, anti-authoritarian hippies. Peace, love, and Red Vine licorice baby! In contrast, Autism is known to include a very rigid way of thinking, with high value placed on rules. So,
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. This is the first podcast of this series. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com See the blog
I was told that my son would never amount to anything…he wouldn’t drive, wouldn’t go to school, could never live on his own, would never be able to hold a job, and more than likely, would never even have any friends…because he is Autistic. Every word of that assertion