Autism Blogwire

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• Top 10 Tuesday

  —Autism Unplugged

  Top 1o Things I Miss about the Midwest
  10. tree farms
  9. the winter wonderland
  8. incredible neighbors with no fences
  7. acreage
  6. pick ur own fruit
  5. family within driving distance
  4. pedestrian towns
  3. friendly people
  2. the work ethic
  1. the nip in the air
  
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 2:51pm EST
  by Andrea

• Prepping for Round II

  —Life With Joey

  
  
  We made sure Grandma had plenty of wood upstairs and non-perishable food to eat, in case she loses power again. The boys got to give her lots of hugs and kisses. They got to do some sledding there, and then some more on the hill [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 2:18pm EST
  by Joeymom

• My washer is lame.

  —LaLaGirl - Twinfinite Chaos!

  Number of comments: 5
  

  I hate to talk bad about my washer – especially in case I’m tempting fate by doing so – but man is it pissing me off! With four little kids, I find that I’m FREQUENTLY washing bedding, and almost every time I do, I have to run an extra rinse [...]

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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 11:51am EST
  by LaLaLaura

• MTV Teen Moms Unseen Moments

  —Maman et Bebe

  
  Teen Mom - MTV ShowsTonight MTV will be showing MTV Teen Moms Unseen Moments. It is kind of a goodbye to Maci, Farrah, Amber, and Catelynn. And it looks like the unseen moments are even better than what was shown of the show.
  
  I wonder how [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 11:39am EST
  

• Free Denny’s Grand Slam

  —Janne's Jabberwocky

  

  Participating Denny’s restaurants are giving away free Original Grand Slam breakfasts from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  Last year, two million people across the country turned out for the free meal, according to a news release. The restaurant [...]

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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 10:30am EST
  by Janne

• Genie in the teapot

  —Posh Totty

  Number of comments: 3
  
  A few days ago I was making a pot of tea, when all of a sudden my little man came running into the kitchen and asked me to pass him the teapot.
  
  A little shocked and a lot confused by his strange request I [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 8:52am EST
  by Posh Totty

• a good day

  —A Celebration of Our Journey

  Yesterday was a great day. Not all of it went smoothly. Daniel teased and procrastinated and had trouble focusing through a lot of his lessons, which is fine, but it makes things take longer than it has to. I've also learned that giving Daniel a worksheet that isn't already [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 8:37am EST
  

• Baby BanZ Junior BanZ Sunglasses Giveaway

  —AutismLearningFelt

  Number of comments: 13
  
  
  
  Baby BanZ has a line of products for babies and young children. Their main products are sunglasses and goggles that offer 100% UV protection. My daughter has a ton of sunglasses, but none of them actually offer UV protection. She is also breaking [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 7:23am EST
  by Tammy

• Yet Another Poop Story

  —Mama Be Good

  Me: Alright, time to go back home.
  
  As we leave the playground, Jack holds up a piece of mulch.
  
  Jack: Can I take this?
  
  Jack likes to invest objects with human qualities.  It doesn't matter if it is the most objecty thing ever, he can make it a' [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 6:15am EST
  

• From Twitter 02-08-2010

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  
  10:40:55: @Maggadin I'm well aware that they were awesome at one time. But their Superbowl show left something to be desired.
  12:18:58: Hey people in #yyj, has anyone seen Baileys Irish Cream chocolates in town anywhere, especially Valentines chocolates?
  12:26:04: Calli-cat is silly. She demands' [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 6:00am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• Little Mice

  —Fe-Fe's World!

  Number of comments: 2
  I don't seem to make male cards very often so it's quite a novelty when I get to make one. I love these papers by Hot of the Press but they can be a little dark so I've used white lettering and a white gel pen to make little highlights [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 4:55am EST
  by Fe-Fe

• Why I am not mentally home yet from New Zealand

  —Send Chocolate

  Number of comments: 2
  

  T, who is gradually coming back, at least the routine is normal again

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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 4:20am EST
  by T.

• Can You Beat My Six-Year-Old?

  —Twas Brillig

  Number of comments: 1
  

  So, my FIL sent my family a link to this game where you have to place each state in the country into the spot on the map where it belongs.  You can find it here.  Fun game.  More challenging than you would expect, especially for people who erroneously think [...]

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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 2:05am EST
  by Brillig

• Still Here

  —Doodle Bug Chronicles

  
  We still have the little black foster dog, Jesse, and he's making himself quite at home. He is defiitely a love bug. He would sit in your lap all day and night if you let him. He loves to go outside but we can't let' [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 12:48am EST
  by Angela

• Traveling Dads and Broken Promises

  —Autism Watch: 2007

  My husband’s in another phase of traveling for his job. I don’t mind — he’s got a good job and he does it well, and I have to admit I like sitting up in bed with the light on late, not having to make a real dinner, and pretty much [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 12:38am EST
  by acollage

• What I've Been Writing

  —Raising Country Kids

  Number of comments: 0
  I'm not an HBO subscriber, but I made an exception this month so we could watch the film "Temple Grandin." It was worth the $15. Riley has watched it three times. He wants everyone he knows to watch it. You can read my take on it by clicking here.' [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 10:44pm EST
  by Erin

• Red Flags of Autism, or imitating his brother?

  —MommyToTwoBoys

  Number of comments: 0
  So far there is no conclusive evidence, at least that I have read, that Autism is genetic.  There is no reason why my 2nd son would be on the spectrum, just because my older son is.  But I do know many, many moms who have more than [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 9:46pm EST
  by MommyToTwoBoys

• Pain in the butt

  —F is for Fischer

  Number of comments: 2
  After I posted the last Maddie update, she got sick. She had diarrhea and some vomiting. No fevers. It lasted way too long, poor baby. The diarrhea caused a major diaper rash. I'd never really seen diaper rash before, Fischer never had it, this was sooo terrible and appeared to' [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 8:57pm EST
  by Lisa, F is for Fischer

• New words every day

  —Carter's Journey through Autism

  I never thought I'd find myself not taking note of an improvement that Carter has. I realized after his Grandview speech therapy appointment today that his use of words has really improved as of late.
  
  Carter often will use at least one word to tell us what he wants.' [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 8:38pm EST
  

• The Possum Socks

  —Homeschool and Etc.

  Number of comments: 3
  
  My husband is wearing socks made of possums and merino wool. Yup. Bonnie sent 'em to us, along with a ton of other stuff, from New Zealand (postage = yowie). There were gifts for EVERYONE in the family, including D.' [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 8:22pm EST
  by Mrs. C

• Snow snow snow snow snow

  —Life With Joey

  Number of comments: 0
  We have a saying here: if there is a high over New England and a Low in Atlanta, it is time to go to the Grocery Store. A Big Storm around here is six inches of snow. Twelve inches is Snowmageddon. KillStorm 2010 was about 15 inches here, about 20 [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 8:11pm EST
  by Joeymom

• Just a few questions to ask some of these companies....

  —A Day in the Life

  1) Can you please make a 'noiseless' microwave? We would actually love to use ours with no screaming from the boy.
  
  2) Can you make potty seats big enough for a nearly 6yr old who has a very skinny butt? One that won't smoosh his manhood?
  
  3) And' [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 8:10pm EST
  by Amy

• A complete Injustice.

  —A boy with Asperger's

  Last night I was on Twitter when I came across a tweet  about a young man called Gomey who had been removed from his home and family by force. Gomey is 19 years old-young man who has high functioning autism. He lives with his family who like me and many others [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:57pm EST
  by clairelouise82