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Wellsphere - a Valuable Resource on the Net
I am so pleased to invited to participate in the Wellsphere internet community. There is so much for everyone on this site. I urge you to take the time to review the various communities and resources available there. Resources include blogs on many different topics as well as communities on...
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Published 16 hours ago

We're Still Here - 12/1/08
Hi All:I feel a bit out of touch with a lot of you. It has been hetic. For those of you who have written I'm recovering pretty well and back in the groove more and more. We are learning to deal with Billy Ray's chronic pancreatitis and doing better at managing his pain so that he is able to...
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Published 16 hours ago

Who Needs Training Children or Adults with Special Needs or the Community
Most parents who have children with special needs understand all too well what happens when there is confusion over “what we doing” or “where are we going”. Many of us spend hours preparing schedules or visuals to help prepare our kids for understanding what is expected. Changes can...
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Published 4 months ago

Fireworks and Autism
Hi Everyone:Happy 4th.I was thinking that probably many of us have loved fireworks and had to forego the tradition if our child experiences Autism.As a child, it was great fun to go to my Grandma's in Weiser, ID because we could sit outside in her yard and watch the fireworks. It was a family...
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Published 5 months ago

Comments - So Embarrassing
I just came on Blogger to write a post on fireworks and found I had 14 unapproved comments. I don't know why I haven't received notices on on them and some of them are really old. I am so sorry about that. I have been recovering from my little episode on New Year's Eve (see past posts) and...
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Published 5 months ago

World Autism Day
This morning I turned CNN on and discovered a program in process titled We Have Autism. We do have a tivo but I was not able to rewind to the beginning. Additionally, our satelite feed for CNN was not working well so I missed a lot with the fuzz. However, I loved what I saw and it struck me...
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Published 8 months ago

Update 1/07/08
Some of you have written wondering what is going on with us.Billy Ray is doing pretty well and I have been trying to finish my new book on transition planning. However, that all changed on New Year's Eve when I started having breathing problems.After a terrifying ambulance ride I spent the rest...
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Published 11 months ago

Politics and Parenting a Special Needs Child
This post is not intended to endorse one Presidential candidate or another. Perhaps more than any other election since I first voted I am torn about what stance to take. I would like to hear from my fellow bloggers and readers what you consider in deciding who you will vote for.There are so...
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Published a year ago

Jean Baton Swindells Resource Center
Several months ago I got an email from the Swindells Center in Portland, Oregon asking me if I would consider speaking at one of their educational series events. What was followed was an exciting sense of finding a kindred spirit in this organization. We share a desire to enable the parent(s) to...
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Published a year ago

Memory Video - Comic Relief
I haven't been able to post video since I wrote last because I have an ugly infection just below my eye. I can't use makeup for probably a week. I have notes written ready to post several as soon as I can. In the meantime, here is a funny video that we can all identify with especially if we have...
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Published a year ago

News from Our Homefront
Most important news is that Billy Ray seems to be doing better physically. His gastric surgeon started him on some medication that seems to be helping his intestinal issues a lot. Additionally, his primary has been treating his sinus and yeast infections with a variety of things and we finally...
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Published a year ago

Billy Ray and His "Girls"
I hear from other parents about their sons noticing girls but it hasn't been much of a factor with Billy Ray until recently. He did have a little girlfriend (we'll call her Debbie) in kindergarten until 7 th grade when we moved away but I think that was more her thing and her parents' thing than...
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Published a year ago