Michelle Mauricci

Development Specialist & Parenting Consultant, Behavior analyst , Afro-Latina who loves fluffy cats & raccoons🙌🏾🐾

[Michelle Mauricci @ThinkPossibleMM]

“But not the real kind of autism.” “Just a touch” = he talks.

A kid can speak in full sentences and still not know how to make a friend, sit through a board game, or catch the joke everyone else got.

That’s not lesser.That’s a kid drowning quietly while everyone says he’s fine

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A diagnosis explains the behavior. It does not delete the skill or accountability.
Accommodate the disability AND teach the skill. 🦁🦁🦁
The same label opens a different door depending on who holds it.
Un diagnóstico explica la conducta. No borra la habilidad o responsabilidad

[Michelle Mauricci @ThinkPossibleMM]

“tell the teacher.”

Come on. Sometimes she doesn’t see it. Sometimes telling makes it worse.

Assertiveness isn’t aggression — it’s identity out loud. Starts with letting your kid tell YOU no. As practice, not disrespect.

A kid who can’t disagree at home freezes🦁

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Neurodivergence doesn’t look like one thing.

One kid can’t get the words out. Another says all the right words and still eats lunch alone.There’s no “really autistic” and “not really.” It’s a spectrum.
Support needs are everywhere on it.Stop asking what’s wrong. Ask what helps.

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Your kid will eventually say something biased out loud. All kids do. The next ten seconds decide whether you stay their trusted source or the playground takes the job.

Flat face. Curious question. Correct the idea, not the kid.

That’s the intervention. 🦁

[Michelle Mauricci @ThinkPossibleMM]

My kid was crying & another. Black kid on the playground got to him first. That’s not a race story. That’s a belonging story. Kids sort by sameness — skin, gender, language, who likes dinosaurs—because belonging is the actual need.Steer where it points. Don’t shame the instinct.

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If this was only true that hospitals and medical systems cared.

[Michelle Mauricci @ThinkPossibleMM]

Nolan Wells’ mother said this is not how she wanted the world to meet her son. Every POC parent I know is having heavier conversations with their kids this week belonging, being the only one, what to do when the room goes quiet. If you’re one of them having hard talks ❤️

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He can ❤️ his book AND his Rap Snacks. Both. Always both. The kids who handle bullying best not the toughest they’re the most rooted. Back-to-school prep is identity not armor-plating. When a kid’s sense of self isn’t up for debate, someone else’s opinion lands diff.🦁@SnoopDogg

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This weekend only: $12. Two guides, 3 PDFs, for the kid who makes you question everything by 6 PM.
Este fin de semana solamente! 🔜LIVE today 3:30 PM PT on Tiktok nurturing.cubs teaching the burst for free, so come decide for yourself. enseñando esto gratis.🦁

[Michelle Mauricci @ThinkPossibleMM]

My own mom public-shamed me for holding a boundary with my kid. Held it anyway. Hard moments are healthy development, not proof of damage. That discomfort you feel correcting your kid in public? It’s the price of raising a safe human. Worth it. 🦁feature from live on TT!

[Michelle Mauricci @ThinkPossibleMM]

Everyone prescribes "positive interactions." Nobody defines them. Definition + Harvard's serve-and-return + Fisher's FIND program and ideas for the "fine" kid.
Todos recetan "interacciones positivas." Nadie las define. Aquí sí. Guide in bio
#ParentingTips #CrianzaConsciente

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you’ve been told is “lazy parenting” is actually what the research shows helps. New guide:7 Days of Sanity Is a Strategy, with receipts. $7 https://t.co/8AxJwxEi3t que te dijeron que es crianza floja no es verdad. Nueva guía, $7. Live@ 7 PM PT, TikTok @nurturing.cubs

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If summer is eating your budget and your patience, read slide 3 twice. The stuff that shapes your kid was never for sale. Save this for the next “I’m not doing enough” spiral. 🦁
Si el verano se está comiendo tu presupuesto y tu paciencia, lee la lámina 3 dos veces.

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Low-demand parenting isn’t lazy. It’s choosing where your kid’s limited coping budget gets spent so the boundaries that matter stay standing. Not “no rules” — strategic ones. Save this for the next person who calls it lazy. 🦁La baja demanda no es pereza. Es estrategia. Guárdalo.

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Not quite. Walking away ≠ silent treatment. Silent treatment = punitive, no explanation, no time limit, no repair. Regulated pause = explanation given, intent to return, repair after. Body takes 20 min to baseline after flooding. Stepping away IS the skill. 🦁

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A small favor 🤎 I created https://t.co/2NtGhUaUpd — a FREE bilingual parenting tool for everyday connection. Please visit, follow via the social buttons, and share with a parent or clinician 🧸❤️

[Michelle Mauricci @ThinkPossibleMM]

Myth: good parents entertain their kids all day. Actually, though? Your presence and letting them solve their own boredom IS positive interaction. Not lazy. The point. 🦁 https://t.co/fN9gNEVDPi

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[Michelle Mauricci @ThinkPossibleMM]

“20 minutes a day, fully present” isn’t the research. Consistency is. Show UP. #parentinghack #parenting #childdevelopment