Restless Good Night Routine

Our nighttime routine is anything but routine... it has no rhyme, no rhythm! It is undeniably the most difficult part of the day in the life of autism. When Mom and Dad are both exhausted from the day's events.... one child ready to crash n burn while the other is just getting her second wind.... or so that is how it seems. Last night I had a revelation about this challenging situation; and ironically it was the very fact that this night was no...

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5 iPads for Autism

I have a brilliant idea!! I want to get 5 iPads into the hands of non/pre-verbal autistic children... and more if I can.How?Well, let me back up a tiny bit and tell you were I got the idea... It stemmed from my frustration with the system. I was using my blog as a rant... aka cheap therapy!! But as I typed those words, I started to get this idea... let's do a fundraiser to raise the funds for an iPad for Sahara.But, I am not a self-serving person......

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Giving up 'The F Word'

I swear, I admit it, and make no excuses.... I find it cathartic!!In fact, I bet if you were to read through my posts, you would find it slipping in on some of the entries... like this one.I vividly remember having an open conversation with the family priest when I was 26 about my love of the F word in my parents' kitchen.... that was interesting!! Sure glad My Mom didn't know what we were talking about in there!I also remember talking with this...

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Sahara's Voice

Dear Friends, My daughter, Sahara, is a pre-verbal six year old kindergartener… she has delays across the board developmentally and academically. Our family is still recovering from a 7 month unemployment situation caused by an agency wide down-sizing last year. As a result we, like many autism families, are unable to afford an iPad for Sahara. I am writing you to let you know how disheartened I am to learn that not all professionals see the obvious...

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