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Category: Autism
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He is 18. He is obsessed with football and can remember games and plays to the minute details. He obsesses over each game that is televised. He is not necessarily a critical thinker, but that's okay. He is training to be a luthier. He loves his mother. He hates cancer and is worried terribly…
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This is my son. He is a huge football fan and can talk for hours about the NFL down to the minute on a play in any given game. He has trouble sleeping if I am not home. He loves music and would love to be a country music star. He doesn't like to sit…
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He loves football and can speak incessantly about the the NFL. He know details down to the second in a game. He struggles daily with loneliness. He adores little babies and younger children. He wishes he were normal. He loves his mother beyond measure. He is having trouble with school and isn't on grade level…
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If you happen to meet a child/person with autism…it's okay. They don't bite. Usually. Sometimes their conversation is odd. Sometimes, they will talk about something endlessly. Sometimes they don't understand personal space. But, guess what? They can be redirected very easily. Ask a question. Most can answer the question. Answer questions they may have.…
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I was driving home this morning from our OT (Occupational Therapy) appointment this morning and thinking back to the day of diagnosis. We were just coming off the high of learning of Pumpkin's pregnancy. Just the day before, on Sunday, we had learned I was pregnant with her. Such wonderful news for us. The…
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My son. He gives me big hugs. He is afraid to introduce himself to new people at youth group. He remembers everyone's birthdays. He struggles with creating the word pictures in his mind so he prefers nonfiction books. He loves music. He struggles with being a teen. He wants to be like everyone else which…
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Today is the last day of April. I have lots of words but even more feelings locked up inside. I don't know if they'll ever come out. Adolescence is hard for my child. It's hard for any child, but for someone who is developmentally 10 and yet physically is 13 going on 14, it's even…
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I guess this isn't necessarily about autism awareness, but about what it's like to live with a child with autism. This week Ben is away in Washington DC for some briefings about the past deployment. We were not too thrilled. Anyway, because of that, baseball duty fell to me. I arrived home after Kidz…
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Brother always shies away from new things. If it's not familiar he won't do it. He has gotten better. Much, much better. Well, today, he's going out to do something new in a big way. At age 13, he has decided he wants to play baseball. He has NEVER played an organized sport. I'm…
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U.S. kids and autism Overall: 1 in 88 U.S. kids have autism; up 78% from 2002 Total: Estimated 1,000,000 children with autism Boys: 1 in 54; up 82% from 2002 Girls: 1 in 252; up 63% from 2002 Non-Hispanic white children: 1 in 83; up 70% from 2002 Non-Hispanic black children: 1 in 98; up…
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