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Monthly Archives: July 2018
A Hero’s Work is Never Done…
I’ve made no secret how much I love my wife. She is and has been my hero for as long as we have been together. She has borne the brunt of taking care of our son, her mother and myself … Continue reading
Bedtime has been officially cancelled
One of the things that makes Jeffery very similar to other children his age is his choice of clothing. He wants to wear what HE wants to wear. Those choices are not emphasized when he goes out. He will usually … Continue reading
He doesn’t have the words for sad…
One of Jeffery’s many gifts is his capacity for empathy. He is extremely sensitive to the feelings and pain in others. When Jeffery believes someone is hurting or feeling angry or sad, he picks up on those emotions and responds … Continue reading
Posted in Autistic Child with Family, Childhood Perceptions, communication with children, Conversation, empathy, Family with Autistic Child, life skills, Sharing, Understanding
Tagged affection, Autism, Communication, Conversation, empathy, Family, feelings, healing, love, Parenting, Parents, reaction, sharing, Son, Speech, Understanding
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Where the future is…
For almost as long as Jeffery has been going to school, we have taken advantage of the ESY (extended school year). We do this to try to make sure that he doesn’t fall back on progress he has made throughout … Continue reading
I want them done, wholesale.
One of our main goals has been to teach Jeffery how to do things on his own. As much as we aspire to live forever, eventually our son will have to be able to do some things for himself. In … Continue reading
Sexton Home
Ah, the Sexton Home. It’s our little slice of heaven on earth. Well, a slice of heaven with a 30 year mortgage but let’s not let THAT define it. It’s the place where life happens. Where we discovered that purple, … Continue reading
It’s a done deal, my friend…
As previously mentioned in the “Let’s Make a Deal” post, Jeffery still enjoys the give and take of a healthy negotiation of when his bedtime is. I guess he still thinks anything worth doing is worth taking the time to … Continue reading
Posted in Autistic Child with Family, Childhood Perceptions, communication with children, Conversation, Family with Autistic Child, Lessons Learned, patience, Understanding
Tagged Autism, bedtime, Communication, Conversation, Family, lessons, Mother, Parents, patience, reaction, Routine, sleep, Son, Teaching, Understanding
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From Boys to Minions…
As I have mentioned many times, Jeffery loves music. He loves to listen to it, to sing with it, to sleep by it, everything except listening to someone else sing with him. He is a professional soloist and he needs … Continue reading
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Some lessons are never learned…
Let us take another trip in Mr. Peabody’s “Wabac Machine.” Not to age of the ancient Greeks or to the building of the pyramids in Egypt but back to a time even more memorable. Let’s travel back a year ago … Continue reading
How many years does he need to lose?
I have said it before and I say it again. How do you regular bloggers do it? How do you find the time to write or type something new everyday? As I write this, I realize I haven’t posted anything … Continue reading
Working without a Net: Life with an Autistic Child 