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About Raising Comets

I call this project Raising Comets because neurodivergent children often follow a different orbit. They are rare, intense, and breathtaking when they move through the world with confidence. When given permission to blaze in their own way, they make people stop and look.

Welcome to my blog about our Muslim family’s neurodiverse, homeschooling journey! Let me introduce my family:

Suhaila: That’s me! I’m a homeschooling mom of four. I’m autistic and have ADHD. I converted to Islam in 2005. I love being with my family, reading, lifting heavy things, and camping.

Star: My 12-year-old daughter, diagnosed with autism and giftedness. She taught herself to read before she turned two and has been devouring books ever since. She started her own book review blog this year. She loves space and music.

Moon: My 10-year-old daughter, diagnosed with ADHD and generalized anxiety. She’s imaginative and whimsical, and so kind-hearted. She loves to make friends and doesn’t know how to be anyone other than her truest self.

Heart: My 9-year-old daughter, diagnosed with autism and giftedness. She takes compassion to another level. She loves and feels everything deeply. Maybe that’s why she loves the deep ocean and everything within it. She especially loves sharks, because she says they’re misunderstood creatures.

Joy: My 4-year-old son, not diagnosed with anything at this point. He’s sensitive and loving, and would never hurt a fly. He loves anything to do with cars.

Accomplice: My husband, diagnosed with ADHD. He has been by my side through thick and thin and has supported me through everything — through my conversion to Islam, problems at school, problems at work, being my pregnancy and labour gatekeeper, homeschool support, and now advocating for our whole family’s neurodivergent needs. Allah put him in my life as my greatest ally; our homeschooling journey would not be what it is without him.