Author Archives: Wellesley Kopsa

(Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is for entertainment purposes only) So I recently learned that I am autistic and hyper mobile. Hyper mobile means that my joints are more flexible than average. Autism and hyper mobility are commonly comorbid. Another factor that can affect people with autism is that autistic peopleContinue reading “What I thought of as Sitting up Straight my Whole Life was Wrong”

Today I had some time to sew by myself, then we went to the gym and I was able to use the cable machines by myself. It felt so good. Anyways, when we got home, I noticed that when I was in the kitchen I saw things differently, for instance, there was a disposable steelContinue reading “Sensory Regulation Really Does Make a Difference in My Ability to Keep my House Reasonably Clean”

I wish I had the bandwidth to clean this mirror so that I could post pictures of myself, but it’s in a backlog of so many tasks. One of the symptoms of autism is actually not being able to automatically sort daily tasks by importance. Anyways, I liked this cozy outfit today. I liked theContinue reading “Dirty Mirrors and Little Handprints”

Task prioritization, unprecedented social interactions, and sensory overload/underload, is basically all being a SAHM is.

Just now I was talking to my mother in law about how I struggle to play with my 4 year old at all because even if I set a timer for how long I’ll play with him something like the following scenario will happen: He’ll be playing with Legos and have this idea of buildingContinue reading “My Autistic Need for Scripted Conversations makes Parenting extra Difficult”

Do you stay up late at night wondering whether or not you’re autistic? Maybe an official autism assessment isn’t in your future, so you’re left with self diagnosis, but the self diagnosis process never ends and you always have imposter syndrome. I have since been diagnosed by a psychologist, but let me tell you howContinue reading “How I Finally got over my Autistic Imposter Syndrome”

I loooove having time on Sunday mornings before Clark wakes up. The biggest thing that’s happened recently is that I read a few books that changed my life. Non Violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-129JLTjkQ Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne and Lisa M. Ross https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002LLRDS8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 (I read the free sample on kindle and itContinue reading “Books I’ve Read That Are Enabling Me to Parent and Live Peacefully”