Stories

Short, identity-first stories organised by where you are in the journey — not by age band. Each one links back to the reference guide for that phase. The first three are editorial examples; verified parent submissions join them below once a moderator approves them.Share your story — no account needed.

Families like yours

This is where real photos from real families will show up — once a parent shares their story and consents to it appearing here, theirs is the first one in.

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Phase:Waiting and first steps School and IEP Daily life and regulation

We started before anyone said autismEditorial example

The IEP meeting where I finally brought a friendEditorial example

We stopped calling it defianceEditorial example

Stories from parents

The first evaluation took twenty minutes. We asked for another.Editorial example

How we explained it to his big sisterEditorial example

How we told my parentsEditorial example

The pediatrician said wait and see. We didn't.Editorial example

A one-page sheet for every teacher who meets himEditorial example

We said no to the placement they proposedEditorial example

We asked for a break card, not a new planEditorial example

He eats eleven foods now. We stopped counting the ones he doesn't.Editorial example

A strip of pictures on the wall fixed what bedtime charts didn'tEditorial example

We used to avoid the grocery store. Now we don't.Editorial example

We stopped fighting the headphonesEditorial example

Want the sourced, step-by-step version? Start withwaiting for a diagnosis,IEP and 504 plans, ormeltdowns and daily regulation.