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At Modern Mom, our core values revolve around leaving a positive impact on the world, treating others as we'd like to be treated, and serving as role models for our children, nurturing the next generation to become exceptional individuals. We welcome you as part of our valued and vibrant community of thoughtful, brilliant content creators.…

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Autism and the In-Between Parenting

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An Adult with Autism

An Adult with Autism I’m reporting on new territory for our child, and for us. Our son turned eighteen this week. He’s officially an adult. Are we freaked out? Yeah, a little. Boy, it feels like that went by fast. Are we excited? Of course. We feel we raised a thoughtful, kind, intelligent young man.…