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Reflections

Essays from Kristy Forbes exploring PDA, autistic experience, parenting, identity, care, systems and the ordinary moments that shape family life.

I Stopped Reading Only the Outside and I Started Trusting What I Couldn’t See

Oct 02, 2026

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Some of the most confusing moments in my parenting have come when I’ve been sitting across from a teacher, therapist or another adult who tells me my child is doing really well.

They’re participating. They’re smiling...

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