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Please. STOP YELLING AT ME!
BB’s loud. I’ve probably said this before, but he’s frequently loud. He’s loud when he’s happy and loud when he’s sad. But when he’s mad, he’s LOUD. He yells. He yells when we knock on his door, when...
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You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide
From school issues, that is, to be specific. We love the school system here — some odd rules (like their interpretation of the NCLB act, which causes some serious attendance issues) but the educations...
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Honesty: The Best Policy?
My son’s birthday party is this coming weekend. We invited 25+ kids. Do you think we’ve gotten any RSVPs yet? That would be a no. But, moving on… The rules are give to everyone in class, or no one. We...
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When People Don’t Believe
My son’s got autism. He is extremely smart, is verbal and can speak clearly, and is in a regular education class, but he also can’t tolerate certain textures in his foods, doesn’t like eye contact,...
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Reinventing Advocacy
Recently, I had a discussion with someone about how my advocacy style was so different from hers. She’s gung-ho about telling everyone she meets about autism, blogs about it frequently and does it...
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My Son is More Than Just a Child With Autism
Can I scream that any louder? Maybe I’ve been dealing with autism for a long time, or maybe I’m just hanging with the wrong people, but there are days I want to block myself from anything and...
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Headaches: Caused by Anxiety?
It’s day 4, and we almost didn’t make it to school this morning. After yesterday’s headache, he was ‘off’ all night. Edgy, easily irritated and seemed unable to focus on one thing for too long. At bed...
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My Son Has a Disability
Sometimes, when things are good, we can go days without really thinking about it. The word “autism” doesn’t even enter my head on a level where I have to focus on it, because so many days, that’s just...
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Social Skills at Play
BB has a new friend. Well, not entirely new — they met each other a year ago in organized sports we’d signed him up for and they’ve seen each other at school here and there, but it has ramped up a lot...
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Autism limits more than just the boy
Back when BB was newly diagnosed, our social lives took a major hit. At the time, we didn’t care — we were too worried, too overwhelmed, overextended and exhausted. It got better as years went by, with...
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