Interview: Autism Parenting Is Not a Tragic Battle

Marj Hatzell thedgoddess.com A recent conversation with Marj about rejecting autism and autism parenting as a “tragic battle” evolved into this interview. If you don’t know Marj already, she is a proud SAHM two two boys with autism, ADHD, OCD and a variety of other acronyms. Eleven-year-old Luke is obsessed with all things Star Wars, the Titanic, catastrophic weather events and electronics. Ian is nine, nonverbal and was a fish in a former life. Marj lives vicariously through her computer, is the Queen of Procrastination and goes to Eleven. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your kids. I am 39, a SAHM of two boys and have a degree in special educations, even doing my student teaching in a school for autism. When my boys were born I decided to stay home for a few years because I knew the time was short. I saw signs early on…