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        <published>2009-11-26T23:44:44Z</published>
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             What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?  I am thankful for my family, Faces of Hope, Mrs. Byrd (my son&#39;s aid)  she puts up with a lot, that I didn&#39;t have to cook the turkey (I will never cook a turkey nor have I ever tried).  Thankful for my...
        
    
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        <title>Two Funny Little Words</title>
    
    
    
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        <published>2009-10-06T21:13:06Z</published>
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             I took my children to pick a few groceries.  As we couldn&#39;t get a free cookie,.  I bought cookies.  Two sack of groceries.  My son who likes the confinement of the basket crawled into one.  I had parked on a small incline.  The whole lot is on an...
        
    
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        <title>The Flip Side of Autism</title>
    
    
    
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             I had a nice at work enjoying the fall weather.  I had planned a nice relaxing evening.  A dinner of frozed pizzas.  Well, things don&#39;t always go as you plan.  Usually, God has a different plan for us.  I went to get the pizzas out of the freezer...
        
    
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        <title>Updates</title>
    
    
    
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        <published>2009-09-07T22:11:04Z</published>
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            Sorry I have been to busy to update.We moved from a house to an apartment.  Which, we like much better.  The kids have adjusted well.  There new school is awesome and both are doing well.Joshua has gotten 12 green cards in a row which is a record ...
        
    
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        <title>Other Disabilities that affect my life</title>
    
    
    
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            As you all know, my life is about autism.  My son has autism, ADHD, OCD.  I also suffer from learning disability, anxiety, panic attacks, and mood depressive disorder.  I was diagnosed with MDD in April.  Stress palys a vital role in anxiety and d...
        
    
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        <title>Traveling Down the Road of Autism</title>
    
    
    
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        <published>2009-07-13T12:41:55Z</published>
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            You just never know what to expect.  We finally got to see a neurologist after waiting two years.  Of course it was after his school year was over.  Now, my son has a book for a diagnosis.  He has adhd, pdd-nos, behavior conduct disorder nos, and ...
        
    
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        <title>QotD: Flattery Will Get You Everywhere</title>
    
    
    
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        <published>2009-07-03T21:28:13Z</published>
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             What&#39;s the best compliment you&#39;ve received lately?  From my daughter.  &quot;You were the best girl scout leader.  I am sorry you don&#39;t want to be a leader.&quot;  I love her dearly.  It just made my day because of the difficulties I had being a leader.  I...
        
    
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        <published>2009-06-10T15:08:47Z</published>
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            I haven&#39;t been on vox much.  We had to move suddenly from a house to an apartment.  Then, Gracie has camp this week which has thrown Joshua into nightmare status.  He can&#39;t stand being away from big sister.  We are still waiting for help since his...
        
    
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        <title>QotD: What Makes a Good Internet Friend?</title>
    
    
    
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        <published>2009-06-10T15:03:23Z</published>
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             What makes a good internet friend? Submitted by david c.  someone who understands if your not on the internet twentyfour seven because you have special needs children. 
        
    
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