I find myself saying the oddest things to my autistic son. Surprisingly, during the course of a “normal” day, these phrases don’t seem unusual at all. But if I think back to the time I was pregnant with my first child, I could never have imagined someday saying the following things to him:

1. “Don’t bite the truck”

2. “Stop growling, please”

3. “Don’t bite the bed”

4. “No chewing the table”

5. “Stop poking your eye”

6. “No spinning”

7. “No barking”

8. “No licking the windows”

9. “No licking the fireplace”

10. “No mouth on [fill in the blank!]”

11. “Socks go on your feet”

Well, hopefully those of you who have kids on the spectrum can appreciate some of these and had a little chuckle. Those of you without kids on the spectrum have no idea!

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