Tag: life
group name: ourspecialkids
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September 06, 2006 03:54 PM EDT --
In the past few days, Noelle & I have posted several pictures from Horizons to Autism Families and some related groups we belong to. What do dragons & online gaming have to do with autism? . . . more
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August 16, 2006 02:10 PM EDT --
The Adoption Triad is a group for all those within the Triad - adoptive parents, birth parents and adoptees.
Share your story, where you fit into the Triad, if you have had a reunion, are you searching . . . more
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December 13, 2006 11:13 AM EST --
First off, I must apologize. I left my friends here on gather hanging about why I wasn't going to be here last night and the fact that I was in tears. That was very insensitive of me, please accept . . . more
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August 18, 2006 10:48 PM EDT --
Here is a question to ponder. Do you prefer reading a book by another parent, an adult on the spectrum or a professional working in the field?
Suppose you could only get one book - would it be from . . . more
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August 23, 2006 11:21 PM EDT --
What the heck is a Round Robin you say? I hear that question at least once a week it seems. I have a yahoo group that I created in January of 2004 that now boasts almost 250 people. Within . . . more
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August 15, 2006 11:38 PM EDT --
Subtitle - The trials and tribulations of running an errand with two special needs kids and how it might appear to those watching inside the store.
A quick trip to the grocery store seems to be . . . more
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August 28, 2006 06:45 PM EDT --
My son is in his third year at the same school, same autism class with the same teacher and the aide is in her fifth year working with him. You would think that these women would know how to communicate . . . more
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June 11, 2007 01:52 PM EDT --
OK I know it's been awhile since I have had one of my weekly check-ins, but life has gone wild in some aspects. Uh where to start. Work has been fair, but my truck owner has changed trucking companies, . . . more
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August 06, 2006 05:22 PM EDT --
More places are utilizing television sets with the closed captioned option. This means there is no sound and you follow along with the ticker line underneath that is typed out by someone. Initially . . . more
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December 03, 2006 01:10 AM EST --
My nonverbal autistic son Matthew has been sick with a cough and runny nose for a few weeks. I kept him home a few days here and there since you need a note for long periods of time, so I bring him . . . more
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September 17, 2006 06:20 PM EDT --
There was some study mentioned on the news the other day about homework not having any effect on the grade and testing of students. They profiled some families with children talking about how much . . . more
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September 26, 2006 09:23 PM EDT --
Everyone seems to have them, some more than others. I have kept mine under wraps for years and follow certain routines to make sure I do not succumb to them. Even as a child there were compulsions . . . more
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September 23, 2006 01:29 PM EDT --
My high functioning autistic son started fifth grade a few weeks ago. Several years ago I started getting him Yugioh cards and Pokemon cards and chapter books. This was first and second grade when the . . . more
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November 18, 2006 11:39 PM EST --
This was posted on www.epinions.com in April of 2000.
I am a parent to two special needs preschoolers. I am also the Birth Mother to a son born 21 years ago. We went our separate ways at the hospital. . . . more
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October 19, 2007 06:40 PM EDT --
Every little girl grows up dreaming about meeting and marrying Prince Charming. I grew up in a rather sheltered home. My parents loved me and didn't want anyone to hurt their . . . more
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September 17, 2007 09:12 PM EDT --
What a day this has been. Work was uneventful except that my health is not so hot lately and I was very uncomfortable all day. It's hard to focus when you're not sleeping . . . more
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November 02, 2007 06:00 PM EDT --
Need a little inspiration today? This quote came from the Hospice daily calendar we use at work.
"It takes courage to live -- courage and strength and hope and humor. And courage and . . . more
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November 04, 2007 07:27 PM EST --
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. The purpose of this is to raise awareness about good quality end-of-life care for the ill and elderly.
I work . . . more
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October 18, 2007 04:24 PM EDT --
"Service is the rent we pay to be living. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time." -- Marian Wright Edelman
I just love that quote! . . . more
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October 10, 2007 07:53 PM EDT --
This was a thought for the day on the inspirational calendar we have at work, from the local Hospice house.
"If the going is real easy, beware; you may be headed down hill." . . . more
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