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Autism and Phone Data

What is phone data? For those few out there who don’t know, phone data is the amount of gigabytes you use when you’re on a device that is connected to the Internet. One thing I learned long ago about my own phone data usage verses my son’s phone data usage (of course, this is ever…

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Obsessions Can Be Fun

Iʼve talked about obsessions before, but since they are a big part in the life of a person with autism, so I figure it’s worth talking about again…and again and again and again! Are all obsessions bad? Sometimes I feel like quoting Temple Grandin. “If your child has some kind of obsession, maybe try to…

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Flirting When Married – Ok or Not?

So you’re married, and you’re running errands on a Saturday afternoon. You see a man to whom you happen to be attracted, and you think for a second, What if I just smile? What if I flirt with this guy? There’s no harm…I just need a little flirt pick-me-up today to boost my spirits. You walk by the man, smile at him, and say Hi. Hows your day going? Then you get into a little conversation with him that causes you to get a warm, fuzzy, Ive-still-got-it feeling as you’re talking to him. The conversation ends, and you get in your car and go home to your husband and kids. Is there any harm in what you just did?