Swathi's Blog — autism mom

Hooked on to Diet Coke ...

Hooked on to Diet Coke ...

We have celebrated Siri’s first birthday in India. Her grand parents threw a huge party which was more like a small wedding.

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Working on Sir's voice volume through jewelry making...

Working on Sir's voice volume through jewelry making...

Siri's day on Martin Luther King day 2019.

Oops! Daddy don’t eat my fingers please, I need them to make beautiful jewelry when I grow up ♥️ …

Oops! Daddy don’t eat my fingers please, I need them to make beautiful jewelry when I grow up ♥️ …

Siri has come a very long way. Today when I look at this picture, it looks cute but back then it wasn't so pleasurable. Don't get me wrong I treasure my child no matter how she was, how she is and how she may...


One of my favorite pictures of Siri ♥️ & my screen saver ...

One of my favorite pictures of Siri ♥️ & my screen saver ...

This is one of my favorite pictures of my precious chilakamma’s.

Those flowers bloomed in my backyard and I strung them all together and put them on her hair. She was sitting across me at the dinning table and I noticed how her reflection on the table looked so beautiful that I wanted to capture it.

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One question which always haunted me ...

One question which always haunted me  ...

When Siri was at this age I was very frustrated and felt disappointed at my parenting.  I would always wonder as to how other mothers felt so connected with their kids and how come I never did? They go shopping with them, they go walking with them and they even take them to parks but I never felt comfortable enough...