by Sonia Voynow | May 7, 2020 | Coping with Anxiety, Self-care for special needs parents
In a matter of weeks, the coronavirus has upended just about everything in our lives. So many things that we took for granted—our jobs, our health, the way our kids are educated, even the ease of getting together with loved ones—aren’t so certain anymore. And yet for...
by Sonia Voynow | Sep 12, 2019 | Focusing on Strengths, Parenting stress and finding connection
Last week, I did something that I haven’t done in over 30 years. I took a bus. Actually, I took two different buses. I was traveling with my son Noah to an autism program for adults that’s located about a half-hour from our house. It seemed like a perfect opportunity...
by Sonia Voynow | May 15, 2019 | Coping with Anxiety, Seeing Your Whole Child
These days, as I try to envision an independent life for my adult son with autism, I am aware of two battling impulses inside me. On one side is the knowledge that I need to step back, to allow Noah to experience the world in his own way. But on the other side is a...
by Sonia Voynow | Jan 6, 2019 | Empowered Parenting, Seeing Your Whole Child
Recognizing ambivalent loss and making way for compassion The other day I took my son, Noah, over to the Department of Motor Vehicles to get his picture taken for a new ID card. It is no one’s idea of a good time, but we had the day off and it was something that...
by Sonia Voynow | Sep 22, 2018 | The Art of Self-Care
When my son was diagnosed with autism around the age of two, it was as if the ground underneath me had suddenly shifted and wasn’t so solid anymore. I was struggling to understand what the diagnosis meant, and it was agonizing to see my son plateauing and even losing...
