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Autism Parenting: Has Your Child Outgrown Their School Aide?

Does your child have a school aide?Many autistic inclusion students have an aide to help support them during school hours. However, many autistic students outgrow the need for the school aide. The times when they wean off from their aide varies, but I will be discussing before middle school.Does my child have an aide?Yes, our child began with a behavioral aide in pre-school. He transitioned to a school-provided aide in the middle …

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Children With Autism: Turning Obsessions Into Growth Opportunities

My sons latest obsession is a strong desire to meet new dogs. We have a dog. We had two dogs until last May when we had to put down our 15 1/2 year old. How did that go? We made sure to include our son when we were putting our dog to sleep. He had known that dog his whole life and we wanted him to not only be able to say goodbye …

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Attention Pregnant Ladies: You Are Not Fat, You Are Pregnant!

Dear Pregnant Women, Lately I have been hearing some of you outright trash your bodies during this miraculous state of being and it has infuriated me on many different levels.At five, four, or even as soon as three months pregnant, some of you describe yourselves as large, fat, obese or humongous, and one of you even referred to yourself as the size of a Mac truck.