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...
by Sonia Voynow | Nov 14, 2017 | How Connection Eases Stress, The Art of Self-Care
I am no stranger to the stress that comes hand in hand with parenting a child on the autism spectrum. After 19 years of parenting my son, I’ve become better at knowing when stress has the upper hand and I need to take care of myself. This doesn’t mean that...
by Sonia Voynow | May 21, 2017 | The Art of Self-Care
I don’t think of myself as a glass-half-empty kind of person, but I have to admit that when my mind is free to wander, it is usually occupied with what is wrong. As the parent of a son with autism, I find I have lots of material. These days, I am trying to have...
by Sonia Voynow | Jan 6, 2017 | The Art of Self-Care
A friend of mine was taking her teenage daughter to the doctor—and running very late. With her daughter in the seat beside her, my friend was in full road-rage mode, clutching the wheel like a madwoman, cursing at other drivers, garbage trucks and slow traffic lights....
by Sonia Voynow | Jan 7, 2016 | How Connection Eases Stress
As the parent of a 17-year-old with autism, I have four more years before being faced with The Cliff. The cliff is a time of reckoning for many families who have a child on the autism spectrum. You come to this cliff when your child turns 21, and he or she ages out of...
