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– Did I mention that I’m going back to DC tomorrow for another meeting at the White House? This time we’re meeting with Mrs Obama and Dr Biden’s Joining Forces for a conversation about autism and the military. So grateful to the First and Second Ladies for creating this wonderful organization to support our military [...]
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The International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) started on Wednesday with a press conference and a pre-conference program focused on stakeholders. I was fortunate to be able to attend last year, but not this year. I did call in to the press conference, though and it brought back some of the excitement for me. Before [...]
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During the Overwhelmed Years – the time when Hope was a toddler and the husband and I were breaking not bending, and holding onto Rhema was like trying to hold water in my hands- I found myself with the girls hurrying through a busy parking lot. The winds blew bitter cold, and I clung to [...]
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Tomorrow is a big day for the Lost and Tired family. We will make our trip to the Cleveland Clinic in search of answers to Gavin’s continuous decline in health.
For those of you new to this blog and our story, I give you some brief back stor…
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Dear Autism Mommy Swami, Do you think Nat’s aggression/anxiety was worse during puberty? Jeremy just turned 13, and although the aggression has subsided, the anxiety and rigidities seem to have escalated. I’m hoping hormones may be playing a part in this, and that later on (sooner than later I hope) things will level out. I [...]
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It’s Wednesday again and since I know you are all on the edges of your seats waiting for this week’s Special Needs Ryan Gosling picture I will get that out of the way first.
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So we made it home today from Gavin’s appointment. It actually went really well. Nothing has changed but I think that we’re even more sure that he is definitely dealing with with some form of Dysautonomia.
We had to take Emmett with us a…
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Musician makes a deep connection with 8 year old, blind, autistic boy while playing music on the street… read the musicians account and watch the encounter on video!
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“He allowed the examiner to engage in his play and followed along but did not expand upon the plot. Eye contact was generally reduced in quality and quantity. Nonverbal communication was also generally reduced or limited…He required prompting and support to engage with the toys presented to him (blocks, Legos). He built a wall with [...]
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- Ed Note: Please click here to read the first half of this post – Wakeup Call – Part One * We head down the stairs to start our morning. Katie is in the den, watching TV. Brooke’s not ready to interact with anything human so she heads straight for the office and settles into [...]