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Wednesday, 19 June 2013

How do you get your atypical child to clean his room?

Shortly before Ryan's bedtime, he trashed his room. A totally thorough trashing. Quite impressive, actually.

So I laid down Typical Parent Threat #3: clean up this mess now or I'll give away anything that's left on the floor.

But Ryan is not a typical child, so typical parent threats don't always work the way I'd like. More Here...
No More Blame

There is so much blame going around, I seem to find it everywhere.

There are parents that blame vaccines or the environment or doctors for their child’s autism. There are some autistics blaming their autism for their inability to succeed. There are some parents blaming autistics for giving people a false impression to people of their child and then there are autistics blaming parents for giving people a false impression of autistics in general. More Here...
Because You Can Do It

This is speech that was given by Kaitlin Phelan, a young woman with autism, at the Greater Hudson Valley Walk Now for Autism Speaks.

This is speech that was given by Kaitlin Phelan, a young woman with autism, at the Greater Hudson Valley Walk Now for Autism Speaks. Her mother Patricia is the Walk Chair.

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Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Our Journey with Epilepsy

I just opened my box at the post office and inside; there was a flyer from the Epilepsy Foundation. In large bold red letters, it said CURE epilepsy. I have seen those words on that flyer many times before, but this time it made me angry. My son, Brandon just turned forty years old and together we have worked extremely hard to help him achieve his dream of independence. More Here...
Auditory Processing Woes

God bless my sweet boy!!! Auditory processing really kicks his butt. (if you're new to the world of Autism, just click here for more info on what it is. Many kiddos with ASD often have issues processing what they hear.) I am seeing it more and more recently. Just this morning as I was giving him his spelling test it was the worst I had ever seen it. More Here...
Capturing an Essence: How Autism Parenting is Like Photography

I have found two perfect thoughts that capture the essence of what I've been feeling lately as I try to communicate what life is like for someone on the spectrum, as well as for those who love and care for them.

I found them, on all places, on a blog about art and photography from a French female artist. In a way, this is very appropriate, as I have found in France the inclination to look at and celebrate the individual, rather than submit to the herd mentality and do it up better than the Jonses.More Here...
What A Good IEP Looks Like

This is what a good day at school looks like. I've been running on all cylinders, changing diapers, and trying to help my boy feel some relief for the past 10 days. It's been a whirlwind and I think - I hope - we're turning a corner on Jack's antibiotic-related GI issues.

Of course, the day before we headed down this road, we had that all important acronym that strikes fear into the hearts of special needs parents everywhere.

I'm speaking - of course - of Jack's annual IEP.
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Monday, 17 June 2013

Florida Autism Lights

The State of Florida is the home currently to 12 Autism Lights. They include parents, individuals with autism, politicians, and athletes. People who live in Florida with autism are blessed that the state is the home to several foundations started by autism parents who live in Florida.

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Deaf Autism Research Project at Boston University

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Sunday, 16 June 2013

Guess what?

One of the things that I truly appreciate about Bianca is the level of our communication. I understand her like no other person. I know what she means when she furrows a brow just so, squeals a certain way or pulls my hand in a certain direction… and of course when she just plain asks for stuff.
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