{"id":33876,"date":"2026-04-30T14:13:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/?p=33876"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:33:18","slug":"my-story-i-am-an-autistic-mother-of-an-autistic-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/30\/my-story-i-am-an-autistic-mother-of-an-autistic-child","title":{"rendered":"My Story: I am an autistic mother of an autistic child\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

March 24, 2026, was another cold, rainy day in the Puget Sound region. But as I approached the Washington state Legislative Building in Olympia, umbrella in hand, I felt like the sun was shining, birds were chirping, and rainbows were beaming with pride. I stared up at the Capitol dome, snapped a selfie and climbed the steps to attend the governor\u2019s signing of two bills that deeply mattered to me and were about to become part of Washington state law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waiting\u00a0to enter the\u00a0governor\u2019s\u00a0conference\u00a0room, I glanced around, excitedly examining the painted portraits of past Washington state governors. As a\u00a0first-generation, non-traditional graduate student whose childhood was shaped by trauma and intense instability, everything seemed significantly surreal as I reflected on how I got there.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I grew up\u00a0in a small Northern California town, severely impacted by substance use disorders for decades. Both of my parents used methamphetamine, and we experienced housing insecurity, moving between apartments and relatives\u2019 homes. I\u2019m\u00a0the oldest of four and\u00a0often felt more like the parent than a child. When I was 12, we moved to Washington state, where my parents replaced meth use with\u00a0alcohol. My dad died from liver cirrhosis when I was 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even without stability and support, I thrived in school because it gave me an escape from home life.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0always struggled socially, however, and felt \u201cdifferent.\u201d This was painfully difficult for me throughout childhood,\u00a0and\u00a0I was bullied. I studied how others interacted and formed friendships\u00a0so I too could \u201cfit in\u201d and have friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, at\u00a042,\u00a0I still find friendships\u00a0difficult. For years, I tried to change myself, judged myself harshly and pushed through things that felt overwhelming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three years\u00a0ago,\u00a0my life and how I saw myself completely changed. Not only because I became a mother but also because of what I learned not long after my son was born. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At\u00a018 months\u00a0old, my son was clearly\u00a0autistic. He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0respond to his name, lined up toys in intricate manners and is\u00a0non-speaking\u00a0\u2014\u00a0all the stereotypical autistic features. After his diagnosis, I immersed myself in resources and research. Eventually I came across information about how autism presents differently in girls\/women and gender-diverse people, and how more adults are being identified as\u00a0autistic\u00a0because of\u00a0a 2013 change in the criteria for autism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also learned\u00a0the term\u00a0\u201cmasking,\u201d which is defined as\u00a0consciously and unconsciously hiding autistic traits to blend in with neurotypicals. Reflecting on my early years, I realized how much I had masked my entire life.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I discovered that, like my son, I am autistic! That understanding gave me language for experiences I\u2019d\u00a0carried\u00a0for years and helped me see myself with compassion.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although\u00a0autism awareness has increased over the past decade, parenting an autistic child is\u00a0often\u00a0described through harmful narratives of burden and tragedy. I reject those narratives completely. My son changed my life for the better. In many ways, he saved it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immediately, advocacy\u00a0became\u00a0woven into\u00a0my\u00a0everyday\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0navigated education, health care and\u00a0community spaces.\u00a0Through\u00a0loving and advocating for my son,\u00a0I came to understand disability access, exclusion, stigma and systems failure\u00a0in a much deeper way.\u00a0That realization ignited an intense purpose within me:\u00a0I must do everything possible to create an inclusive future, acceptance\u00a0and\u00a0collective support for the\u00a0well-being\u00a0of my son and all disabled people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s\u00a0what led me to the\u00a0Master of Science in Community Health & Social Justice<\/a> at\u00a0the University of Washington Bothell. I wasn\u2019t looking to start a\u00a0new career. I\u00a0was looking for language, tools\u00a0and frameworks\u00a0that would help me better understand systems, community-building and social change.\u00a0This program gives me\u00a0exactly that: a place to connect\u00a0my lived experience with rigorous research and advocacy to shape policy and improve systems for disabled people. The encouragement of my mentor, Dr. Jody Early, professor in the\u00a0School of Nursing & Health Studies<\/a>, has also helped me see that my lived experience is expertise \u2014 giving my work urgency, depth and purpose that is unmatched.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At UW Bothell,\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0turned that purpose into action.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0used my drive for deep research with the legislative knowledge and advocacy skills I developed in \u201cHealth Policy, Systems and Advocacy\u201d \u2014 a course taught by Dr. Nora Kenworthy, professor in SNHS \u2014 to push for change on policy issues that matter to the disabled community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several bills I advocated for were signed into law, and my advocacy for ESHB 1795, which addresses restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs, and SB 5863, concerning the preservation and inspection of state historical records, led to invitations from Gov. Bob Ferguson\u2019s office to attend both bill signings. I see March 24 as evidence that students \u2014 and moms \u2014 have the power to influence change,\u00a0that persistence and passion are powerful attributes, and that directly impacted people belong in policy spaces. \u201cNothing about us, without us.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Le with Gov. Bob Ferguson. Photo courtesy of Tasha Le. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This feels especially important to me during April, which is Autism Acceptance Month. Acceptance must mean more than awareness. We already live in a world full of awareness, and much of it has been shaped by misunderstanding and has caused significant harm, especially this past year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acceptance means listening to\u00a0autistic people and valuing autistic lives.\u00a0It means designing systems with and for autistic people from the beginning. It means building schools, health care systems, communities and policies that don\u2019t force us to fight so hard for dignity, safety, accessibility and belonging.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I\u00a0continue\u00a0my academic and advocacy journey, it\u2019s imperative to me that all marginalized communities are involved in designing the system and policies that affect our lives, ensuring collective access.\u00a0That commitment is guiding my next steps, including my selection for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network\u2019s 2026\u00a0Autism Campus Inclusion Leadership Academy and for\u00a0UW LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities), a program that \u201cprepares graduate-level professionals, self-advocates and family members to lead across clinical, policy, education and research settings.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What continues to drive me is the future I want to help build: one where autistic and all disabled people are valued, where our experiences\u00a0are respected and included, and where equity\u00a0and accessibility are\u00a0built into the systems that shape our everyday lives. That is the work I am committed to.\u00a0My story still has many chapters yet unwritten. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tasha Le is a graduate student representative on SNHS\u2019s Health Studies Curriculum Committee. Her academic and professional interests include disability justice, public health policy, inclusive education, accessible health care and community-centered systems change. She is also a student member of several public health and disability-focused organizations, including the American Public Health Association, Washington State Public Health Association, Association on Higher Education and Disability, Alliance for Disability in Health Care Education, and International Society for Autism Research.<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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