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It’s Okay To Hit A Stranger
This is a guest post by Kelly Meyer - check her out at HoleySockArt. As if learning I was pregnant wasn’t enough of a surprise. Twins. Wow. My husband and I laughed when the ultrasound technician first pointed out to us the second heart beat. Then imagine our joy weeks later when we learned it…
Disclosure of Autism – Part Two
I've been discussing disclosure of autism in my last three blogs. Should you disclosure and to whom? In my first blog I discovered how another parent views disclosing her son's autism and added my personal views. In my second blog, I discussed a recent encounter with a mother of a child on the autism spectrum.…
Help! My Husband is Deployed and I’m Struggling
Reader Military Wife writes, Today I am struggling. I am struggling with being a 19 year old military wife to an amazing soldier and husband and a mother of two beautiful children. Why am I struggling, you ask? Because my husband is gone. Not for too long, he will be back in a month or…
Volunteering For Autism Organizations
I didn’t volunteer at all when my son was first diagnosed. For two years, I focused on him, learning about autism and what his needswere in terms of services. I wanted him fixed and relatively quickly.
Does Your Child Need Early Intervention?
Does Your Child Need Early Intervention? Below is a short list of questions you could ask yourself if you are considering an autism evaluation for your child. This list is called the Early Intervention Procedures and was outlined and published by Autism Speaks. Does your toddler show any of the following signs? *No babbling by 12 months *No back and forth gestures such as pointing, showing, reaching or waving by 12 months *No response to …