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How We Got To Non-Public Education (The Last Straw!)
When I think of how we got here it breaks my heart for those still stuck in inadequately staffed classrooms in public school systems here in Southern California. The last straw came when the one on one aide that wa… -
What to Do With Time Off?
Always the dilemma during an extended period of time off from school for the boys. This year it was fairly easy as Dan has discovered he is in love with trekking through the countryside so we didn't have to spend a l… -
Lighten up!
I don’t believe people when they say they don’t want sympathy for their child’s disability. Check the thesaurus, sympathy isn’t a bad thing. -
Apples and Oranges
I was a little bothered the other day to see an exchange on twitter when an autism parent of a high functioning child told another parent of a non-verbal child that they had worked hard to achieve success (namely spee… -
If Only He Could Tell Me
I've been wanting to post video for a while but am always unsure if this is inviting unwanted attention to my son. After all he has not given consent for me to publish a blog discussing him much less any visual o… -
There They Are
I thought I would see many more of them considering the daunting statistics of a fast approaching adolescent and young adult population of autistic aging out of the system. Where are they, I wondered. I live in… -
Parenting a Child with Autism - Finding Strength
Having a child with autism you spend a lot of time managing behaviors, theirs and your own. You wake up each morning and proclaim that today will be different. It will be way better than yesterday and we are finally ta… -
Was I Adopted?
Anybody ever ask their parents, "was I adopted?" Maybe one day in your childhood you looked to your left, then to your right and thought, I'm nothing like them, nothing like them at all. Having 6 sisters and 3 brothe… -
Social Skills Training, NOT just for those with Autism
There is a lot of talk regarding the unpleasant exchanges brought on by a shopping mall melt-down of an ASD child. I'm guessing here but I'd say there is an overall decrease in simple common courtesy and lack of basic… -
My Saving Trait
Anybody ever think they were adopted? Yeah, at one time or another you looked to your left, then to your right and thought, I'm nothing like these people, nothing like them at all. Having 6 sisters and 3 brothers ther…
About autismmom
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- From: autismmom
- About Me: I am a mother of two teenaged boys. Brian who is 15 and Daniel who is 13 and has autism. I do not speak for anyone but myself but I do try to be a voice for my son who can not speak for himself. Read more at http://autismmom.net
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