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...
by Sonia Voynow | May 2, 2018 | How Connection Eases Stress, Seeing Your Whole Child
I was recently talking to someone about my son, Noah, who has autism. And at the end of our conversation, she said, “He is the best teacher you could ever have.” I am still learning all the ways that this is true. Noah is constantly helping me recognize...
