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Tuesday, 21 May 2013

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  • Going With the Flow

    When The Autism Channel asked us to create some one-minute pieces for Autism Awareness month, we thought it would be good for Sam (Rocket) to tell one on himself. Sam has always had supersonic ears. But we soon learned that sensitive hearing does not equate to listening. Part of what distracted him was that he was hearing his own heartbeat, the sound of ventilation systems, the sounds of ticking clocks—things you and I would normally filter into the background of our conscious awareness. Sounds like these were as front and center to him as human speech directed at him. He simply was unable to filter any sound from the Surround Sound™ of life.

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  • The Race



    The morning dew, clung to the grass, as the sun began to rise, a little girl stretched with a yawn, and rubbed her weary eyes. A day just like all others yet she managed still to smile. She peered out through her window, and dreamed a little while. This girl, like you was special, unique in her own way, her legs just didn’t have the strength, to run and jump and play.
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  • My Book has Arrived and I'm on the Road


    The release date for my new book has finally arrived and I'm here in Arizona to welcome it into the world.  Thanks to everyone at the Tucson Book Festival for making me welcome.  But the best part of Tucson was not the Book Fair, exciting as that was.  It was a trip to the top of Lemmon Mountain in a snow storm, courtesy of Maripat's sister-in-law Lin Urness.
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