Speaker | Comedian | Author | Parent Surviving Autism
Sonya and Josh expand further their subject on a shift that has taken place in his thought process. Listen, Like, Share. Subscribe by clicking the sound icon on the player below. Leave us a note and/or select ‘Notify me of new posts via email.” Check out my site at https://sonyaking.com
Sonya and Josh talk about a shift that has taken place in his thought process. Listen, Like, Share. Subscribe by clicking the sound icon on the player below. Leave us a note and/or select ‘Notify me of new posts via email.” Check out my site at https://sonyaking.com
Josh explains how he manages and self-regulates in crowds and social settings. Listen, Like, Share. Subscribe by clicking the sound icon on the player below. Leave us a note and/or select ‘Notify me of new posts via email.” Check out my site at https://sonyaking.com
Sonya and Josh talk about labels and that they should be avoided Listen, Like, Share. Subscribe by clicking the sound icon on the player below. Leave us a note and/or select ‘Notify me of new posts via email.” Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Josh has been really sick the last few weeks. Sonya and Josh talk about how he’s feeling and why. Listen, Like, Share. Subscribe by clicking the sound icon on the player below. Leave us a note and select ‘Notify me of new posts via email.” Check out my site at
Sonya and Josh talk about how Josh may need to do things even though he might not be up to doing them, and how it either is or isn’t accomplished. Listen, Like, Share. Subscribe by clicking the sound icon on the player below. Leave us a note and select ‘Notify
Sonya and Josh talk about the common misconceptions that people have about Autism. Listen, Like, Share. Subscribe by clicking the sound icon on the player below. Leave us a note and select ‘Notify me of new posts via email.” Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Today Josh and Sonya talk about what it is like for kids with Autism to start a new school year. Listen, Like, Share. Subscribe by clicking the sound icon on the player below. Leave us a note and select ‘Notify me of new posts via email.” Check out my site
Sonya and Josh talk about how some situations cause sensory overload while others do not. Listen, Like, Share. Subscribe by clicking the sound icon on the player below. Leave us a note and select ‘Notify me of new posts via email.” Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Josh recognized something that had not been verbalized and Sonya and Josh talk about that on this episode. Listen, Like, Share. Subscribe by clicking the sound icon on the player below. Leave us a note and select ‘Notify me of new posts via email.” Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
On this episode we talk about some of the things we’ve covered over 200 episodes and how Josh helped Connor though a roadblock. Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Josh and I talk a lot about what it feels like in his body to be Autistic. We talk about the different emotions that come up for him and in what types of situations. But because he’s historically had a difficult time relaying what he’s
Sonya asks Josh how he experiences life and how he manages his energy. Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Time | https://sonyaking.com/time
Josh talks about how emotions change how he operates in facts. Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya and Josh talk about figures of speech in everyday conversations. Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya and Josh talk about advertisements and how people with Autism don’t get drawn in. Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Sensory issues often times dictate how Josh experiences situations. Through the years he’s gotten better at managing the overload because he’s aware of what he can tolerate and what he can’t. He removes himself from the stimuli when he can, and even better, he’s begun
Sonya and Josh talk about how his sensory sensitivity have changed through the years. Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Stressors | https://sonyaking.com/stressors
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Josh is constantly aware of what’s going on around him. He might not know how to express it in words, but he feels it in his body and it ramps up his brain frequency to an uncomfortable level. Sleep is sometimes the only thing that
We got a puppy. Josh shares what that excitable energy feels like for him. Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Things | https://sonyaking.com/things
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ I grew up in San Diego, California, one block from the beach. Specifically, I lived in Pacific Beach and had sand in my toes just about everyday…unless I was busy breaking bones or getting a concussion doing some other activity. “Ride the wave” was a
Josh takes the lead in this podcast as he explains how all things are electromagnetic “waves” including senses. Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Josh and Sonya talk about how a break in routine creates different results in certain situations and why Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sometimes a conversation feels so intense for Josh that he is done for the day. Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya talks to Josh about his learning style and the best way for him to retain information. Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com We have also posted some pictures of Josh’s newly-built getaway. They can be seen on the Just Stuff page (I changed the old link
ABA, Medicare, and the SSA are the hurdles that we’re jumping over and sometimes just knocking over. Good, bad, or ugly, it’s what Josh and Sonya are talking about on today’s podcast. Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com We have also posted some pictures of Josh’s newly-built
Sonya and Josh are back after a serious illness. In this podcast they share what went on and why they were away for so long. Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Josh went to a D and D improv show and was called on stage to be part of the action. Sonya and Josh talk about his experience. Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Josh and Sonya talk about idioms and how they make conversation very difficult when they’re used. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Josh had to be reassessed through Autism evaluation testing… turns out he’s Autistic. Josh says duh, and we talk about the process on this podcast. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Today Josh and I talk about when he was told he has Autism. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
We created a space for Josh to hang out where it’s quiet and gives him time away from everyone and our distractions. He loves it and this podcast tells us why. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
It always makes Josh feel good when he can bridge the gap between people with Autism and those without. Today we talk about this subject. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
During last week’s episode we were given some suggestions on how to more effectively communicate and manage energy. This week we talk about how we implemented those suggestions. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Our friend Richard is on this podcast. He helps us with the solutions to the questions that came up on Podcast 177 ‘Switching Gears’. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Josh shares what it’s like to have a multitude of stressors that other people don’t see or experience, and how it effects conversations and experiences for everyone involved. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Happy New Year! Thought we’d start 2023 with a conversation about motivation…what works and what doesn’t. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at https://sonyaking.com
We’re finally back. Switching gears from one thing to the next is difficult for Josh and he tries to explain why. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya and Josh talk about anxiety and how he experiences it, and what can be done. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya and Josh talk about the court system and Autism, and one case in particular. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya talks to Bug about the process and benefits of Connor’s 504 Plan and how it helps kids with Autism. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya asked Josh questions from an Autism quiz. His answers were obvious but sometimes enlightening. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya and Josh talk about a recent high-stress situation and his thought processes, what was behind him being non-verbal, and the difference between those times and when situations derail him. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Medication is not always the answer…but sometimes it is. With a diagnosis of Autism and ADD, no other modality or treatment seems to help Josh as much, at this time in his life. So, when it was time to pick up his medication and the
We’ve prepared Josh for the ‘What if, now what” scenario of things falling apart and what to do about it. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Telephobia is a real thing – it’s a fear of talking on the phone. It’s thought to be an extension of social anxiety disorder, and it creates legit problems for people that need to have conversations via the telephone. I didn’t realize that some people
Josh feels extreme anxiety when he talks on the phone. He explains it on this podcast. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Because Josh has Autism he deals with sensory overload on a regular basis. When he’s in a situation where he has multiple demands placed on him, he says it builds up to uncomfortable, and then becomes flat out painful. Josh has had years of therapy
This week Josh was in a situation at work where he was expected to be there and had to fight his overwhelming feeling to run out of there. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ When Josh was teeny tiny, I was told that he would probably never speak. This week he gave a speech about effectively communicating with someone that has Autism. He caused people to laugh, and cry, and they were moved by his message. He speaks. Leave
Josh and Sonya talk about the speech they gave earlier in the week. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: He Speaks | https://sonyaking.com/he-speaks
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Josh’s room is a mess. He calls it organized chaos, but it looks like it needs to be cleaned, disinfected…or burned! He says he knows where everything goes and he likes it just as it is. When I walk into his room my head spins
Josh is getting settled in his new room and we discuss what he calls his organized chaos. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: It’s Just
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Josh’s favorite people to hang out with are the characters of whatever current book he’s reading. He doesn’t watch television, so our time together usually involves eating, and eating, and eating, and then going out to eat. We all know that he needs his alone
Josh had a rough couple of weeks with medication changes and Covid and he’s finally feeling like himself again. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ It’s time for another SSI review. Sonya and Josh talk about the ins and outs of that process. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #159: SSI Review | https://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-159-ssi-review Leave
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ It might seem at times that a person with Autism isn’t cooperating, or that the laying around couch potato style is useless. People that don’t understand Autism might think the necessary down time is laziness. But boy, that misses the mark entirely. It’s Incorrect. It’s
Josh has learned that other people have different feelings, emotions and thoughts at any given time than the ones he’s experiencing. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Josh and Sonya talk about how difficult it is for him to understand others, when masks are covering their faces. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Josh and Sonya talk about how difficult it is for him to understand others, when masks are covering their faces. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #164: Covid and Masks
We talk about losing Einstein and then about Josh’s ability to be reliable. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Josh never showed up for the podcast. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya and Josh are talking about his stress level being around the kids. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Josh was recently exposed to Covid. He talks about how upsetting it was to him. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
It’s time for another SSI review. Sonya and Josh talk about the ins and outs of that process. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Today we talk about the difficulty of retaining information in conversations. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism
Today we talk about the difficulty of retaining information in conversations. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Today Bug is on the podcast talking about setting up services with the school for Connor. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Sonya and Josh talk about Josh removing himself from situations when he’s feeling overwhelmed. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen to the
Sonya and Josh talk about Josh removing himself from situations when he’s feeling overwhelmed. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Today Bug is on the podcast talking about setting up services with the school for Connor. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #155: The Mutiny | https://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-155-the-mutiny
This week Josh and Sonya talk about loss, grieving and helping others through crisis. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Josh had a rough week because he felt bad about himself and was worried about his future. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya and Josh talk about the distinction between Words, Feelings and Emotions. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya’s mom/Josh’s Nana passed away recently. In this podcast they talk about how Josh deals with death. They hope that this helps others on the spectrum, and their families, get through their own losses. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya and husband Dave talk about how family judgement is being dealt with. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Josh calls Sonya multiple times a day for guidance. They talk about that. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya and Josh talk about the changes that took place this year. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Past jobs have always ended with acute onset of depression, it happened again but this time Josh fought his way through. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Josh has found that the consistency of working has helped him feel better overall. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Josh had an ah-ha moment that he calls the ’Sphere of Emotions’. In this podcast he explains that to us. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #144: I Don’t Hear You | https://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-144-i-dont-hear-you
Josh is oblivious to some things that are going on around him. Sonya and Josh talk about the ins and outs of that issue. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
The house is in upheaval preparing for a renovation. Sonya and Josh talk about how hi is doing with it. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya has been in a funk and Josh has been successful at work. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya and Josh talk about how his new job is going. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #141: Workin’ Man | https://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-141-workin-man
Today, Josh had an ah-ha moment and discusses it with Sonya. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #140: Ah-Ha! | https://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-140-ah-ha
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #139: Stuck | https://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-139-stuck
Sonya and Josh talk about his depression and his being stuck. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
It’s Josh’s birthday and there are things to do before he starts work. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Sonya and Josh speak about him landing his dream job! Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #137: Hired | https://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-137-hired
Josh and Sonya speak about a call he received from the job he wants and other daily living experiences. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #136: Call Back | https://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-136-call-back
Josh and Sonya talk about him moving back home. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #135: Home Again | https://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-135-home-again
Josh and Sonya speak about how Josh’s recent job interview, what happened, and his feelings of how it went. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #134: Job Interview. What Happened?| https://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-134-job-interview-what-happened
Josh explains how superheroes and role playing have helped him communicate better in everyday life. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #133: Superheroes| https://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-133-Superheroes
Nana was in the ICU, Josh got a cold, further medication changes and a few other things are talked about this week. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Nana’s been in the ICU. I’ll post my podcast on Saturday. Thanks… This link will be active then… Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #132: ICU | https://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-132-icu
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #131: Applying for a Job| https://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-131-applying-for-a-job
Josh applied for a job at the Library. Sonya and Josh talk about what that took for him to do. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #130: Medication Revamp| https://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-130-medication-revamp
Sonya and Josh talk about how this weeks big medication changes may or may not affect him. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
Today we talk about Spoon Theory. How many spoons does it take just to get up in the morning? Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Photo only today Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #129: Spoons | https://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-129-spoons
People have been saying they want to know more about Josh so today I’m asking him what he thinks…just about random stuff. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
With all the changes going on, Stress has led to Josh shutting down big-time! Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ My autistic son Josh told me that he feels like he’s running a hurdle race on the way to start the main race. The main race is whatever he’s required to do on any given day. That sounds exhausting. The derailment isn’t the “thing” or
Sonya and Josh speak on how Josh faces multiple hurdles before even climbing out of bed. Listen, like, share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Hurdles | https://sonyaking.com/hurdles
Nana and Pappy are finally moved in. Today, we talk about what it took to get them here. We’re so glad to be back. Listen, Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com
~ Clearly Muddled Blog~ Right now the majority of us are coming out of a year long government imposed hibernation. For me, it feels like the scene in the movie Hocus Pocus when the spell kept everyone dancing all night long, and then everyone came outside exhausted, and blinded by
This week we speak about the desire of getting back into society. Lose your routine, lose your way. Listen, like, share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Up and
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Why don’t people get the things done that they say they want to get done? A better question might be how do people ever get anything done, given the busyness going on around us all the time! For someone with autism it’s even harder because
Sonya and Josh talk about why he has a difficult time getting things done. OUR SITE HAS BEEN DOWN AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO POST…Glad to be back. Listen, like, share! www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: The
This week Sonya and Josh talk about life skills and how they need to be completed before Josh gets lost in reading. Listen, like, share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Sometimes a giant “ah-ha” happens, almost by accident. Something can be right in front of me, but all a sudden, I see it for what feels like the very first time, and it makes it easier to come up with a new approach. It started
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ People on the autism spectrum are awesome. At least the ones I’ve met are. Day to day living with the ones in my family takes patience, understanding, and sticktoitiveness. I’m SURE they’d say the same thing about me. Living with someone takes some getting used
Sonya and special guest RJ (son-in-law) talk about living with Josh and Connor, both on the Autism Spectrum. Listen, like, share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Living It
Our guest Richard, Josh and I discuss anxiety at work and in everyday life. Listen Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Anxiety
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Autism often comes with a heaping helping of anxiety. About everything! That buzzing, intrusive, never letting up companion, can derail the best of intentions. Work life for someone on the spectrum can feel exhausting, and for more significant reasons than the ones us neurotypicals whine
Josh had some insight to how he is now able to express himself through writing. Listen Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog:
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ My autistic son is brilliant! When it comes time to write down the things that bounce around in that huge brain of his, he gets stuck. The ideas are racing, but he can’t move. Writing assignments were difficult when he was in school because if
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Life is a series of “I get it” moments. Those moments deserve recognition and celebration…especially when the person having those moments has autism. For Josh, no matter how hard he tries, some things just don’t stick. Some of those things he’s probably got the right
Josh has had quite a few ‘I get it’ moments this past week. Sonya and Josh talk about that. Listen Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from
Sonya has stepped back to make room for Josh to make decisions for himself. Listen Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Responsibility
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ As I got older and became an adult I was expected to take on more responsibility for myself. At first it was cool because I experienced the freedom to do what I wanted…like eat ice cream for dinner, drink wine through a piece of licorice,
Sonya speaks with Josh about the death of a family dog, Oliver, and how Josh is dealing with it. Listen Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com. Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Our beautiful and amazing dog Oliver died. It was sudden…and my autistic son Josh dislikes sudden change more than anything. Well, that was the way it used to be. Now he dislikes sudden change mixed with grief more than anything. Oliver’s death was hard on
A new, old, approach might help breaking free from problems Josh faces getting started. Listen, Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Gearing
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ My autistic son Josh has worked very hard to be able to “gear up”when it’s time to engage with others. Whether it’s family get togethers or venturing out into the land of neurotypicals, he has figured out how to prepare for social interaction. So, he’s figured
Today Sonya and Josh discuss how he communicates and why he consistently leaves some information out. Listen, Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com. Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ I’ve lived with my autistic son for 32 years. Now, in an experiment of monumental importance, he’s moved out. Well, I moved into a new house and didn’t take him! Haha! Sad face! Both. I’m so used to having Josh under the same roof, that I
Sonya and Josh talk about his new living arrangement and how it is going. Listen, Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Move
2020 was a rough year and December was exceptionally difficult. Sonya and Josh talk about them. Listen, Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com. Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ It’s a new year! Thank God, or Goddess, your lucky stars, or whatever got you here! You made it through 2020…the stinkiest armpit of all years in recent history! And if 2020 was an armpit, December was it’s stench. Cheers to those on the autism
Sonya speaks with Josh today about his transition into a new living space…with a roommate. Listen, Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog:
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ The idea is that as you grow older, you also begin to act like a grown up, but that looks different from person to person. Some people are financially responsible, and some forget to pay the bills. Some take hygiene seriously, and others are living examples
Sonya and Bug talk about a diagnosis of Connor (the Dude) as being on the Autism Spectrum. Listen Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ My grandson, Connor, was just diagnosed with Autism and ADHD. I figured it was coming, but hoped it wouldn’t. I’m not saying anything negative about anyone that has those diagnoses…I can only speak about what it’s like living with, caring for, and loving someone that does.
Today Sonya and Josh talk about how he can identify mental and emotional feelings in his body but can’t identify physical ones. Listen, like, share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com. Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Autism is about intense sensory episodes, and the processing of those experiences. For Josh, an additional frustration is the inability to readily identify what’s happening to him physically. For me, the frustration is always having to be flexible with my expectations of him because it’s
Social Security Administration said Josh no longer has a disability. They were wrong. They admitted it. He’s back on SSI. Listen, like, share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Social Security said Josh no longer had a disability. They removed his Autism diagnosis from his documentation and file. They sent him to a hired gun psychiatrist who said he is no longer qualified for SSI because his status of being “learning disabled” has improved.
This week Sonya and Josh talk about voting, elections, politicians and people on the spectrum. Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Vote | https://sonyaking.com/vote
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ It’s almost Election Day. I hope everyone votes, and no one gets hurt. What a weird thing to have to hope for. Josh was raised in a little town of around 3 hundred people. That number fluctuated slightly, based on who was born, and who
In this episode we talk about how having an awareness is sometimes enough to make a positive change. Something they both experienced. Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you.
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Wayne Dyer said, “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change”. That basically means that your experience can change, based on where you place your focus. How do you change focus when you’ve got a kid with autism? I
Have you ever tried to break a cycle? Listen as Sonya and Josh talk about finding freedom and separation. Listen, like, share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you.
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Sometimes I need a little space. Autism doesn’t understand that at all! When I’m exhausted and don’t have anything left to give, Autism doesn’t care. At times when I could use a minute for myself, Autism doesn’t let up. During high stress situations, Autism demands
This was another stressful week due to Nana’s illness. Today, we talk about how Josh recovers from the stress and what it feels like. Listen, Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Everyone needs downtime after stressful situations…Josh takes that concept to a whole new recliner! When it’s done, he’s done. If I get quiet enough I can almost hear the melody of the fat lady’s song. Recovery time for Josh is mandatory in order for him
Grief comes about with the loss of someone, but not always through death. Josh and Sonya speak about a tough subject today. Listen, Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~Clearly Muddled Blog Grief is not just reserved for those that have lost a person to death. When illness and disease change the way a loved one can function, we all change how we live. Because those on the spectrum like things to stay the same, it’s a quandary. Josh
Josh doesn’t have expectations of people, rather a solid routine and patterns he can count on. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ “Peace begins when expectations end”. That’s a quote from the awesome Buddha. “If you love me you’d know what I want”. That’s a quote from me when I was in my twenties…and a complete idiot. Living with someone on the autism spectrum is like riding
In this episode Sonya and Josh talk about what they’ve learned since beginning the podcast and share some updates. Listen, Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ We’ve done one hundred Josh Has Autism Podcasts! It’s been an awakening; unfiltered, funny, and emotional. Thank you for coming along with us on this adventure. Without you, there would be no reason for us to stuff ourselves into a small space, hit record, share
Listen Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: There He Is | https://sonyaking.com/there-he-is
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ A couple of days ago Josh and I were walking past an apartment and heard a guy threatening and hitting a woman. We heard him throw her against the door. In those moments that left me shaking with a rush of adrenaline, Josh was the
Sonya and Bug talk about a Pediatrician·s assessment that Connor (the Dude) is on the Autism Spectrum. Listen Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ When you have a child with autism you get to live in the presence of genuine authenticity, and purity of heart. You get to see what it’s like inside the velvet rope, where everyone is accepted, what is said is exactly what is meant, and speaking
Josh and Sonya discuss the effectiveness of his new medication. Listen Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Self Regulating is a Thing
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Self regulating is a huge deal. It’s basically the ability to control behaviors, emotions, and thoughts, and to manage detrimental behaviors and impulses in order to achieve long term goals. It often makes the difference in success or failure. If you’d like a visual of
Josh completed the TMS treatment plan. On the podcast Josh and Sonya explain what it was like and the benefits of having this done. Listen Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this
~ Clearly Muddled Blog~ Josh has Autism…and depression. So, when the opportunity to receive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy for the latter, it was a no brainer. Well, it was a brainer…the front left lobe to be exact. For six weeks, five days a week, twenty minutes at a time, his
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Coworkers can help make 40 hours a week productive and fulfilling, they sometimes become amazing friends, and they can also be the spawn of Satan himself. People on the spectrum are kind, decent humans. I see them, and they are the better part of our
Join Sonya, Josh and Richard today when they speak about dealing with stressors from work and school and the judgements of others. Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to
Sometimes movement comes in different directions. Today Sonya and Josh speak about an accident Josh recently had in Walmart. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Josh went to the emergency room today because of an injury he got at Walmart. I knew back when they stopped handing out smiley face stickers there was gonna be trouble! Here’s what happened: Josh picked up a single case of water off a wooden
In this episode Sonya speaks with special guest Norma Orban (norban@epix.net, http://bit.ly/NormaOrbanYL), about Young Living Essential Oils and how they can make huge differences for those on the Autism spectrum. FB: Norma Rugen Organ Instagram: normaorban Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog online at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode!
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Having a kid with autism at times reminds me of when I’ve had to cram for a test that I forgot to study for. I need all the information NOW to know what the answer is, but I can’t seem to process and utilize it all. Knowing
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you
~Clearly Muddled Blog~ Josh is thirty-one years old, and today, for the very first time ever, he’s seeing an Autism Specialist. He’s seen people with autism experience, was diagnosed originally by the the head of child psychiatry at Walter Reed Medical Hospital, and has benefitted by working with countless professionals
Sonya speaks with special guest Viktoria Bozsoki about her role as a Personal Trainer for those on the spectrum. Contact her on Instagram: @Toughgirlbootcamp. Listen, like, share. www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Exercise
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ I like to exercise. It helps me sleep better, think clearer, and as a huge bonus, it keeps me from being a big fat cranky pants. Josh on the other hand does not like to exercise because it creates sensory overload. He used a treadmill
Do people on the spectrum understand and share humor? Find out what Josh and Sonya say about this. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog online at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Did You Hear the One?
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Doing stand up comedy is basically having a conversation with someone…there just happens to be a whole bunch of someone’s. We take turns using our voices, and while I’m sharing my insight, the audience interprets and reacts. It’s a perfect way for someone on the
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Things…many, many things need to be done the way Josh needs them to be done. For a while I thought that he was making a choice in being so precise, exact…and honestly, a pain in the butt! Turns out, his need for patterns and rhythm
Sometimes identifying what holds Josh back is the hardest. Listen, Like, and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Am I Right? | http://www.sonyaking.com/am-i-right
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Extra, extra, read all about it! The world ma be in chaos these days, but when you have a kid on the autism spectrum you’ve gotta move steady ahead. So, it’s not really new news, it’s the same ole news. Recycled, really. Here’s what’s been
How about we just go from one subject to the next. We have a lot going on. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog online at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Mishmosh |
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Marriage and Autism. It can happen! There are a million things I was told Josh would never do – one of them was get married. It’s weird when doctors decide that kind of stuff for someone. Not one of them can tell me whether he’s
In today’s episode Josh and Sonya are joined by their friend Richard and talk about being autistic and married. Listen, Like, Share. Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you.
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Depression squishes the joy out of the most joyous occasions. If the occasion is just so-so to begin with, it just squishes. Watching my son Josh get squished is a hard thing to witness. There’s a new to us therapy called TMS. It stands for Transcranial
Josh and Sonya talk about his depression and upcoming TMS treatment. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Don’t Just Lay There! | http://www.sonyaking.com/dont-just-lay-there/ Check out
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ The novel sized social security packet has been filled out and returned. I called the reviewer an idiot without being disrespectful. In other words, I didn’t say what I wanted to say. But, I have a feeling they know, because they choose to wake up
Getting through the SSA Appeals process is tough on it’s own, but having the Social Security Admin convolute the situation is harder. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ During a conversation with a close friend today, she said ‘you can’t save everybody’. It occurred to me right then that for the past 31 years I’ve been trying to save one particular person…my autistic son. I’m tired. And frustrated. And hopeful. I’ve worked hard
With everything seemingly on-hold, it’s tough to look ahead and try to make plans, especially when the income falls away. Listen, Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode! Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ The thing about autism is that it changes the way it looks, and at the same time requires similitude. So, I work to create the routine my autistic son requires, and because his sensory sensitivity directs how life goes, I am always needing to adjust
Some things about Autism are fluid and other things are set in stone…and sometimes the two collide. Listen, Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: What Changes
~ Clearly Muddled ~ I got a letter from the Social Security Administration letting me know that they’ve decided that Josh no longer has a disability. I found the address of the person that made that decision…Josh will be on their doorstep early tomorrow morning. Unfortunately, he doesn’t function very
SSA has gone out of their way to make people ineligible for services. This may be a new chapter, no, an entirely new book in Josh’s life. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com. Listen, Like, and Share!
~ CLEARLY MUDDLED BLOG ~ Everything is changing at warp speed, and because change is a replacement for what used to be, it always comes with some sort of loss. It’s not always negative, but when you have autism, it takes a couple extra beats for it to make sense…and
Loss comes in many forms. Listen Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Check out this episode!
~ The Way Home ~ They say home is where the heart is. But what if you’re so lost you that you can’t find your way home? And you’re heart…is just broken. In 2015 I moved kicking and screaming from our home of eighteen years, the place where our kids
We have been away and Josh made this to share with you. He talks about his Virginia move, and how he’s doing now. Listen Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ When life becomes a giant juggling act, Josh has figured out his approach; just don’t think about it. He’s really good at that. I’m not. Selling a house involves all kinds of strangers coming into our space, needing all kinds of questions answered, leading to
Selling the house and preparing to move has stretched me thin. Please bear with me. We close Aug 16th and will be on our way back to a normal schedule. I miss you and look forward to our weekly chit-chats. Love ya. Leave us a note if you like this
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Selling a house is stressful. Moving and leaving all that is familiar is stressful. And getting everything and everybody ready for both, is exhausting. That’s exactly where Josh and I are right now. We’re pooped! He’s been shutting down and withdrawing, and I’ve been making a
Yes we are moving. With the move comes stress, stress and more stress. Today Sonya and Josh speak about the pressures that have come about because of the move. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog and check out my site at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like
Sonya speaks with special guest Harish Bikmal (www.zenaviv.com) about how his organization changes the lives of those on the spectrum and their families. Contact him: support@zenaviv.com or watch his video- Click Here . www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Parents worry about their kids, that’s just the way it is. But when your child is autistic, that worry turns into fear on a whole new level. The real concern is – what will happen to them once I’m gone. Who will take care of
Autism’s traits sometimes become invisible to the onlooker, and then expectations of how we think things should be take shape. The traits haven’t changed, we just sometimes fail to see them. Listen Like Share. www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ It seems like after living the last thirty years with my autistic son I would be able to forecast his behaviors. But, I’m like Charlie Brown to his Lucy…I get lulled into trusting that this time it will be different, and I go for it,
Special guest today…my Mom (Mom, Nana, Peggy). Today Josh, mom and I talk about how Josh is experiencing the upcoming move to Virginia and the effects on his body. Listen, Like, Share. Read my latest blog online at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Josh knows how he feels at any given time. He’s keenly aware of his body’s reaction to stress, and can explain the difference in anxiety, depression, and the current experience of gray. Things are not his preferred black and white these days. That is a
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ The word “Autistic” was first used in 1912 to describe symptoms of schizophrenia. Oops! In 1943 they got it closer to right, and “autism” was used as a diagnostic term to describe a social and emotional disorder. I say closer to right because sometime during
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ We’re moving. It’s exciting and terrifying! Simple changes can throw Josh off, so picking up and moving from Florida to Virginia has the potential to shut him down for a long period of time. I’m not guessing here, it’s exactly what happened the last time
So dad found a job and we might be moving? In this episode Sonya and Josh talk about the pros and cons of a possible move and what it means. Possibilities and disruptions. Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Some things just make sense. Josh wanting to work at a library is one of them. His favorite thing to do is read, his second favorite thing to do is talk about the books he’s currently reading, or ones he has already read. Books make
We all had dreams of what we wanted to be when we could go to work, well, in this episode Sonya and Josh talk about Josh’s desire to be working in a library setting and what needs done. Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Leave us
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Much of the time, conversations with Josh feel very one sided. What I’m talking about is beyond the prompting, redirecting, and reminding…it’s about not being heard or acknowledged. I get an “okay” or an occasional “uh-huh” and that’s usually about it. Sometimes I say to him
In this episode Sonya and Josh speak about what is happening when he cannot answer and tell his feelings. Emotionally, it gets pretty tough for everyone, but somehow we get through it. Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Up until last week Josh seemed to be pluggin along just fine. He was working, going to his beloved D and D, and accomplishing his household responsibilities. Well, that last one was a big, fat, sort of! Out of nowhere though, he crashed…boom he was
In this episode Sonya and Josh talk about missed medication, the effects, and the continued need for monitoring and directing. It’s a dance! Check out my site and read the blog www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you. Read the Blog: Crash,
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ I got to talk to a mom today that co-authored a book about autism. Twelve moms contributed…each with a story all their own, each with a child on the autism spectrum, and each sharing their experience and knowledge. A collaboration like this is unusual, and
On this episode, Sonya speaks with special guest and author Holly Teegarden about her new book titled ‘It’s Going to Be AUlright’, which comes out on April 2, 2019. Listen Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Being alone and being lonely are not the same thing. Because one of the common characteristics of autism is having difficulty with social interaction, and because I see that Josh enjoys his alone time so much, I never really thought of him as being lonely.
Today Sonya and Josh talk frankly about the subject of Loneliness. When does it arrive, how does it feel, does it lead to something more, and is there a prevention? Listen Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Everyone experiences anxiety at some point, but for someone that has an anxiety disorder it can invade every aspect of life. My son-in-law (RJ) describes it as a constant buzzing or vibration that he feels throughout his entire body. Josh says he feels it in
In this episode Sonya and Josh are joined by RJ Feagin, their artist and son/brother-in-law, to talk about anxiety and the different effects it brings to each of them. Listen Like and Share! Check out my site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ The social security administration is super easy to navigate. HAHAHAHA!! Laugh or cry – those are my choices….so I put on my big girl britches and fill out paperwork, call and then wait on hold, get bad information, call again, get hung up on, go
In this episode Sonya and Dave speak about Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and some details that make a difference: getting through the SSA office easily, deductions to SSI due to working, Medicaid, and more. Read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ 2016 went out with a bang. A bang that sounded like a head-on collision. The next ten minutes was a frantic race to get to the scene of the accident. Driving was something that the doctors said that Josh would never do. But he was
In this episode Sonya and Josh talk about a major auto accident Josh had while driving on New Years Eve 2016. Things got really crazy but have since turned out for the better. Listen and Like! Check out her site and read the blog at www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ There’s so much going on all around us that it’s surprising to me that anyone gets anything done. I get distracted easily, so my life only runs smoothly when I’m able to concentrate or focus on one thing at a time. Because of Josh, I’m
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Everyone can use a mentor! When Josh was growing up, we didn’t have anyone that had gone through what we were dealing with, and he didn’t have anyone in his life that had autism. We had therapy. We had tons of therapy! Turns out, I
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ I love animals! I think the idea that humans are the superior species is a giant pile of horse dung. A couple of things I really dig about animals are the fact that they don’t pretend to be something other than what they are, and
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Moving into the adulting phase of life is a crazy ride! I’m not sure how I survived it with all the stupid stuff I did. Watching my autistic son traverse that bumpy road is both heart-wrenching and hysterical. The latter is for me, because if
In this episode Sonya speaks with Josh about what its like for him as an adult and how he sees his autistic friends coping with the same. Check out my site and read the blog www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from you.
In this episode Sonya and Josh talk about sensory issues, give clear examples, and describe what going through it is like. It can come out of nowhere and devastate, or it can be managed over time. Check out my site and read the blog www.sonyaking.com Leave us a note if
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ When Josh was a toddler, he screeched a lot. A lot! It didn’t seem to follow a pattern, and I couldn’t tell if he was in pain, if he wanted something, or if he was just cranky. I didn’t know sensory overload was even a
In this podcast episode Sonya, and Josh go over some of the challenges concerning scheduled or assigned tasks that do not get accomplished without prompting. They also discuss what can be done to help out this situation. Check out my site and read the blog www.sonyaking.com. Leave us a note
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Lately, a new pattern of sorts has developed with Josh. On a regular basis I’ve heard myself asking him “where’d you go”? I mean it literally and figuratively because he’s been MIA and mentally unavailable. I get it – I want to be both of
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ The Beatles got it right in their song “All Together Now”. Okay, the Beatles got most things right, but this song is about including everyone, and that’s just cool. True, they were probably high as a kite because it was 1969…but still, when their sentiment
In this podcast episode Sonya, Josh and special guest Dr. Christine Ogilvie discuss the term ‘Inclusion’, how to implement it, and how it relates to those on the Spectrum. Check out my site and read the blog www.sonyaking.com. Check out this episode!
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Family, food, friends, food, Santa Claus, food, festivities, food, food, food…Josh REALLY likes one of these, and can only take the others in spurts. He’s learned to be social and enjoys it on his terms. Making sure he took a “Christmas Break” when he needed it
In this podcast episode Sonya and Josh speak about times when overload requires some time alone, and how to recognize those times. It’s Christmas-with lots of people around. Check out my site and read the blog www.sonyaking.com. Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear from
~ Clearly Muddled Blog ~ Traveling disrupts routine, and routine is everything for someone with Autism. So, whenever it’s time for Josh to travel…even if it’s just staying the night at his sister’s house…we go down a checklist of what he’ll need, what might happen while there, and when he’ll
This podcast episode focuses on traveling; how to prepare for and coping with related issues. We also discuss assistance provided by a number of organizations to help those traveling. Check out my site and read the blog www.sonyaking.com. Leave us a note if you like this episode! Love to hear