The Autism Life

Sharing a glimpse into our lives, one post at a time…..

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  • Sip & Stim

    This week has been one for the toilets. It started out with an urgent care trip that turned into an all-day ER visit, then a follow-up with my PCP, only to be given a bunch of meds and sent on my merry way. Long story short- I am fine. I…

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  • A tic or not a tic….that is the question.

    About a month ago, Greyson began doing a strange flopping behavior where his upper body goes completely limp and he does a little twitchy jerking…

  • Home away from home

    Baltimore is slowly becoming my family’s home away from home. We are making trips down to N Broadway every-other week, visiting the Johns Hopkins Hospital…

  • Dear World,

    I see you staring at me. I feel your judgmental eyes looking at me in the grocery store, the park and at the doctor’s office.…

  • You win none, you lose many.

    Whether or not you have a child, spouse, significant other, etc., I think anyone can relate to this post. We all know the saying, “You…

About The author

Hi there! I’m Katelyn, the author of “La Vie de Autism”, or The Autism Life. I am a 30-something mother of two: a daughter named Roslynn and a son named Greyson. I run on very little sleep, drink way too much caffeine and listen to way too many audiobooks. I make sure our house is up and running everyday and my husband, Derek, would lose his head if I didn’t put it on his shoulders every morning. Read along to find out more about us and our chaotic lives!