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Love Notes in the "blue notebook"

So... the backstory on the picture.....
MAJOR improvements this summer

Wow - Ashton's verbal communications are way up, considering his connectedness to YouTube and the TV. He's just making more sense, being more spontaneous and some of what he says, is downright hilarious! ex: he'll say…
Attention Educators: Stop the B.S. (Part 1)

I think educators think we [parents] are stupid. However, I would like to remind them all [teachers, principles, aides and administrators] that as a professional counselor it is my job to see through people’s bul…
Great Changes

Even as it raises my blood pressure, it reassures me. At age of 3, even going into age 4, James was largely silent. He could laugh and cry, and made noises (think of a baby learning to stand and walk, making sounds ins…
The Mysterious Injuries of Autism

One of the biggest problems with Autism, whether your child is verbal or non verbal, is the lack of information. Even if your child speaks quite well, there’s a good chance that you won’t get the informa…
Echo, echo, echo

Realizing that my verbal repetition probably far surpasses that of most people's upon entering their apartments/houses, I grabbed my camera today to record. I mean, it didn't end when I stopped recording, but I didn't wa…
suppoh-ta-bee stuck

Bitty seems to latch on to certain phrases. We have a couple of flags hanging on the wall in our garage and he told me once, "da fwag iss stuck." I replied, "it's supposed to be stuck" (knowing he wanted me to "unstic…
"Private" School? Ewwww

In the movie Temple Grandin, they do an awesome job illustrating how she thinks in pictures. Her teacher mentions a horse and pictures of horses Temple has seen in real life, pictures, and on TV flash on the scree…
The Best Layed Plans of Mice and Mothers

I was excited about yesterday. I had boldly planned to go out with a friend after the kids' dinner, booking respite care. My first at a brief night outing. I should have known it could not be so easy. First, the regul…
Choose your words carefully!

I had such a great laugh today! My brother was dropping me off at work, and my oldest came along for the ride. Normally I would be going to work with my youngest (Husband would pick her up as soon as he got out of…