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  • Marriage and "The Explosive Child"

    My first husband was killed. For the next 9 years I was on my own with the "joys" and frustrations of raising and training these special children. Then in 2001, I remarried. I think we were both a little ideali…

  • Survival Kit

    Through my years as a parent of Asperger children I have learned that to survive I must be like the willow tree that stands through the storm because it is able to bend with the wind. Sometimes the strong Oak is m…

  • Meltdowns and Temper Tantrums

    A blood curdling scream and then CRASH! A broom flies across the room! Next a chair topples over. Flying books! BANG, a foot hits the refrigerator, SLAM, there went the door just before a fist goes through a wall!…

  • Aspergers and the Law

    We learned the hard way, that an Aspie should never never never answer questions at a police station without an attorney present. They want to please and it is sometimes very easy to get them to agree to things th…

  • How Straight are his feet?

    Rolling over, sitting up crawling and walking was all delayed. Levi didn't crawl much before he took off walking. But his walking has that slightly noticeable gait, with one foot slightly turned in and sort of dr…

  • The Rotten Egg

    "If you judge people, you have no time to love them." -- Mother Teresa Children at a very early age are able to pick out the children who are "different." My son was about 4 when I went to a "sewing" with a bunch…

  • Siblings

    "Life does not have to be regarded as a game in which scores are kept and somebody wins. If you are too intent on winning, you will never enjoy playing." – Thomas Merton Most of mom & dad's time is spent try…

  • Talking

    "Birds are entangled by their feet and men by their tongues." -Thomas Fuller Most Asperger children began talking later than their peers. The amazing thing is that when they finally start talking they often use…

  • Best Buddies

    "... there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother." Prov 18:24 Best Buddies", a club for compassionate, excelled, upper class students to become a friend and mentor to special needs students. They eat…

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