Growing Through It: Cultivating a Growth Mindset When Autism Throws Curveballs

Thriving Moms of Autistics

Hi Moms! Moms of autistics are no stranger to challenges. We face a variety of situations that range from difficult hills to overwhelming mountains.

In this episode, I explore how perception impacts an autism mom’s ability to move mountains.

So, buckle up moms as we break down barriers to keeping us from thriving in our autism journeys.

Find the full transcript for this episode at www.thrivingmomsofautistics.com/67

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Challenges for Moms of Autistics That Become Mountains

Moms of autistics are faced with unique daily challenges when raising their young autistics. Sometimes it feels like the deck is stacked against you.

It’s enough to break your spirit and test your limits.

It’s easy to get bogged down by the multiple barriers. It feels frustrating because you just want to help your child through their struggles, deal with others’ ideas of how you should parent your child, or deal with feeling like you aren’t enough to battle this latest challenge.

How Can Autism Moms Tackle These Challenges and Feel More Confident?

Challenges are part of parenting any child. There is power in the way one views these challenges.

Challenges are opportunities! They are uncomfortable but viewing them as opportunities to learn and grow changes everything.

When we see difficulties as problems we cannot possibly overcome or are too big to solve, we get stuck. We do ourselves such a disservice when we adopt a fixed mindset.

Let me be clear, all of us have been broken down to the point we fix our minds and believe it can’t get better or it won’t change.

The human condition allows us to fear the unknown or feel discouraged. The key is to catch ourselves doing this!

I help moms in my 4-month VIP program use their innate strengths to grow their mindsets and crush inevitable mountains. For more, go to www.thrivingmomsofautistics.com and click work with Christina.

3 Benefits of Shifting Your Perspective as an Autism Mom

1) Ease your mind by changing your outlook. Moms of autistics deal with mind clutter often. They have a lot of balls in the air. If there is a way to ease their path, it’s like finding gold. And that gold exists!

2) Feel Empowered by adopting a growth mindset. Embracing the discomfort of the situation and opening your mind allows you to become a catalyst for change and experience unexpected breakthroughs.

3) Develop resilience in the face of adversity, which allows you to bounce back from setbacks and forge ahead to take care of your and your child’s needs.

Be sure to check out my weekly Minute Mom Hacks: Autism Tips on the Go on the Thriving Moms of Autistics social media platforms and YouTube Channel.

Find strength and inspiration by connecting with other moms once a month for an hour virtual coffee chat hosted by Thriving Moms of Autistics. Information can be found on our social media sites and YouTube.

I hope this helps!

Let’s meet up again next week!