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Category Archives: Helpful
First respite visit
Yesterday we had our first visit to a new respite house. We had been to two other respite establishments previously. The first one closed. The second one nick stayed at twice but after that they never returned my calls. It has … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Challenges, Autism Lessons, Helpful, Nicholas' Story
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Eating in a restaurant w. autistic kid
Sometimes I am asked how do we manage to have dinner in a restaurant with Nicholas, our 10 year old very autistic child. I get asked this from people because Nicholas has auditory stim issues – he verbalizes almost constantly and … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Challenges, Autism Lessons, Helpful
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Top 5 Healthy Autism Coping Strategies
We all know unhealthy coping strategies, like chocolate and wine, work great but have the unfortunate side effect of weight gain. I tried some other things. What did NOT work for me: 1. Spending Money. After my son was diagnosed … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Challenges, Coping, sort of, Helpful
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Diagnosis Part 2
It took too long but we eventually did get it: the diagnosis of mod-severe autism. Another assessment from a service provider reaffirmed the diagnosis of Dr. K. All this stuff, this business of a diagnosis, it felt like a blow, … Continue reading
Early Signs of Autism
When he was between 18 months and 2 years there was a significant change in N’s behavior. My smiling, good-natured baby became highly anxious, and unsettled. His behavior reflected this anxiety, it appeared that N was having difficulty coping with … Continue reading