Islam, Autism, Mom-ism.
And Khalid hit a new one this week, all by himself. He wrote, directed, and narrated his first independent documentary film. And he did it on my phone without telling me, and it almost got deleted because I had no idea what it was. But…
If you’re here from my article on Muslim Matters and are looking for further maternal wisdom, then please take note: this update has no purpose other than the documentation of the intolerable cuteness that is my 2.1 year old Musfira. You have been duly warned.…
In case I haven’t mentioned this before, I love ABA. Seriously. I’m not referring to table-top flashcard activities, I’m referring to the analysis of behaviour hence- Applied Behavior Analysis. As part of behaviour analysis, behaviours are broken down into chains of A,B,C- Antecedent, Behaviour, and Consequence. Basically, the antecedent is what…
Sometimes, when my arms feel especially weak and the bread for dinner seems especially chewy, I feel kind of deflated and end up googling for things like “myopathy experts,” and “where to find help for myopathy.” Due to things like location and financial constraints, nothing…
Coming home, coming home! HF is coming home! After roughly two weeks abroad for work, HF is coming home in three hours. I told Khalid that Baba would be home by the next morning. Khalid’s response was: “Oh, I think I will jump all day…