Autism Mama

11/17/2025

🗓️ Holiday Update!
To observe the holidays, we’re pausing our twice-a-month meeting schedule for November and December and holding one support group per month.

💬 Our final meeting of the year is:
📅 Tuesday, December 2
📍 Richard’s Fine Coffee, Winter Haven
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM

Come as you are, especially if it’s been a hard month.
This is a space where you don’t have to explain yourself. We get it. 🩵

👀 Keep an eye out for our updated 2026 calendar, we’ll be back to two meetings a month soon!

10/31/2025

Not every Halloween looks the same. And it doesn’t have to.

Some autistic kids are out in full costume knocking on every door. Others skip the noise and rock pajamas and popcorn at home. And some are figuring it out one driveway at a time.

This night might look like:

🍬 A loud, wild sugar-fueled adventure
🧁 A quiet backyard party with a few familiar faces
💬 Practicing “trick or treat” or using a card instead
🎧 Noise-canceling headphones under a dinosaur hood
🚪 One house, then done — and that’s more than enough

There’s no one “autism Halloween.” There’s just your Halloween. And however you’re doing it this year, with light-up pumpkins or just dimmed lights and snacks, it counts.

Happy Halloween from Autism Mama 🎃💙

Send this to someone making magic in their own way tonight 🍫

10/25/2025

Remind me my Hulu password when you’re in there, k thanks 🙏🏻 😇

10/22/2025

Vibes were 10/10 recommend ✨☕️ Richard's Fine Coffees

Can’t wait for you to join us for our next one!

10/21/2025

Tonight’s Forecast: 100% chance of caffeine and connection ☕️💙💯

10/21/2025

Can’t decide if I want to hype them up or just sit quietly in awe…✨So I’m doing both.✨

10/20/2025

Tomorrow night?

Come sit with some of the most resilient, hilarious, overstimulated women you’ll ever meet.

💙 Autism Mama Support Group
📍 Richard’s Coffee, Winter Haven
🕕 6–8 PM on Tuesday (10/21)
🫶 Open to all female caregivers

Bring your chaos. Richard's Fine Coffees will have the coffee and snacks. 🤤

📣 Share this with someone who could use a judgment-free night out

10/09/2025

08/18/2025

Today has lasted roughly 600 hours.

✨ Tell me I’m not the only one who’s wondering if bedtime can legally start at 4:15. 😜

08/06/2025

💙 Big community resource alert!

Early Steps & The CJB UW Children’s Resource Center host a monthly Autism/ASD Support Group at Bonnet Springs Park. It’s a welcoming space for parents and caregivers to connect, learn, and feel supported backed by incredible organizations that serve local families every day. 🌿

Next Meeting Details:
📅 Friday, August 29th
🕙 10:00–11:30 AM
📍 650 Bonnet Springs Blvd

RSVP to [email protected] or 813‑455‑2846.
💌 Share this with a parent who could use a big, supportive network!

08/05/2025

If only this worked in real life…
Just grab a tab for patience, a nap, and maybe two tabs for silence. ☕💤

Motherhood is basically running on coffee and the hope that nobody needs you for 3 consecutive minutes.
Take what you need today…mentally, emotionally, or literally.

💬 Comment which “tab” you’d grab first!

08/04/2025

Feeling like your brain has too many tabs open? 🫠

Our Autism Mama Support Group is TOMORROW, and it might be the reset you didn’t know you needed.

💙 Two hours with people who just get it
💬 Swap tips, share laughs, and maybe a few “same here” eye rolls
✨ Walk out feeling lighter and a little more human

Show up exactly how you are, this space is for real life, not perfection.

📥Save this post as your reminder and come refill your energy tomorrow.