Olivia Tocci

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I am a wife, mother, writer, and follower of Jesus. I’m an autism advocate, healthy living passionate, LGBTQ+ affirming, and I believe that Black Lives Matter. I live with my husband and two children in Nashua, NH. My son is autistic and ADHD which makes life charismatic and super fun! Although it has had its challenges, it’s a journey that I’m grateful for.
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Olivia Tocci
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Anxiety
June 2, 2021

How COVID-19 Forced Me to Deal With My Hidden Anxiety

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“You look depressed.” Someone who has known me for a long time said that recently. No one has ever said that to me. I didn’t realize how much I needed to hear it. As a child, I was pretty much always happy. Of course, life could be sad or disappointing at times — but overall, [...]
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stephenb1 (@stephenbrown1) Thank you so much for the encouragement and taking the time to read my article! I am so happy to hear that you have embraced and found peace with your own struggles. What a beautiful testimony! My hope and prayer for myself is that I can continue embracing my own so that I can love and accept myself and then others better—much like you said ❤️

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Autism Spectrum Disorder
March 5, 2021

Parents of Autistic Children Need to Listen to Autistic Adults

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Since my son Caleb has been diagnosed with autism, I have been trying to educate myself by reading books and being a part of online communities that have both autistic adults and parents of autistics in them. I recently stumbled upon a Facebook group for people in my area that was originally started by a [...]
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Nick Hentschel (@nickhentschel) Also though—just be careful in conversations like this that you aren’t invalidating the victims experiences. I see your point, but the reality is that either way there was SOMEONE behind all those comments whether or not the account was fake.

And I’m actually not sure what’s worse... a parent who is ignorant and selfish enough to not realize how inappropriate that all is... or a person who maybe doesn’t actually think any of it, but is putting it out there for the sole purpose to hurt someone.

Words can hurt no matter what the intention of them was.

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Olivia Tocci
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
March 5, 2021

Parents of Autistic Children Need to Listen to Autistic Adults

Mother and child silhouette walking in a field at sunset.
Since my son Caleb has been diagnosed with autism, I have been trying to educate myself by reading books and being a part of online communities that have both autistic adults and parents of autistics in them. I recently stumbled upon a Facebook group for people in my area that was originally started by a [...]
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Nick Hentschel (@nickhentschel) Interesting! This was for sure a real person, unfortunately.

And I have to disagree—it sounded exactly like many parents I have come into contact before. Selfish and mean spirited.

That’s life. People aren’t always nice!

But thanks for the reminder to check that out it other circumstances! People are so crazy!!!! lol

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