Autism Unplugged

• Parents Rule!

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  Kids drool? well, not exactly.
  
  On an hour respite from a trying Thanksgiving weekend, Allie, Kat and I discovered these bracelets. We each picked a different inspirational mantra that suited us perfectly. They seemed custom made expressing our individual approach to all that life was dishing out in the [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:35pm EST
  by Andrea

• Yubo Disqualified

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  Yubo called me this morning! We have a most peculiar admiration society.
  
  His daughter had a fever; he wasn't sure who to call. Would I get word to the proper symphony and chamber authorities? Of course.
  Hey, that disqualifies him from the competition. Right? I' [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 7:05pm EST
  by Andrea

• Introducing....Do Tell!

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  Sharing our stories can be a healing balm.
  Jesus taught in stories. He also listened to people's stories even though he knew how they ended.
  C.S. Lewis wrote, "We read to know we're not alone," which reminds me of my impetus to start this' [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 1:01pm EST
  by Andrea

• Thankful for Friends who Really Pray

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  This arrived from a friend and it makes me so thankful to be covered. I am grateful for this friend who puts her email where her mouth is and sends words to me that bless, that are a salve, and that release God's power.
  I pray it aloud [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 12:45pm EST
  by Andrea

• Lost Again

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  My favorite-movie-of-all-time is Lost in America. Albert Brooks' cracks me up as he whines, "I can't believe it, I've lost a whole woman. How can that be?" After a fight, his wife has hitched a ride with a redneck stranger to get away from the Hoover' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 9:46am EST
  by Andrea

• Top 10 Tuesday

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  Top 10 Most Exciting Places I've Lost(and thankfully found) Reid
  10. Target
  9. Solana Beach Presbyterian Church
  8. San Dieguito County Park (125 acres)
  7. Balboa Park, San Diego (1,400 acres)
  6. Park City Mountain Resort
  5. Town & Country Hotel and Convention Center (250,000 square' [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 10:34am EST
  by Andrea

• Vision Accomplished

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  Life holds many ironies. Here's the latest I've noticed in our life.
  When Reid reached about 3rd grade, Sunday school became a virtually impossibility. Worship time was engaging but breaking into small groups for discussion was Reid's cue to wander the campus. The entirely auditory exercise' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 1:12pm EST
  by Andrea

• Yubo's Secret is Out

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  Allie is a good girl, really she is. Doesn't miss a trick. And she tells me everything!
  Privileged to ride with Yubo cross-town last Saturday, she reported, "Mom, as soon as we got in the car, he opened a map on his lap and said, 'this" [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:38pm EST
  by Andrea

• Yubo Would Go

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  Once a quarter, our weekends turn into marathons of active duty requiring 2 fully caffeinated adults on a mission to divide and conquer, in order to accomplish the intricate array of rehearsals, call times, college fairs, recitals, practices, and gigs (not their own) laid out in a 30-mile radius.
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:01pm EST
  by Andrea

• Better Living thru Chemistry...ha!

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  Ten months ago I almost wrote a post (at the suggestion of a puffed up psychiatrist in a fallen economy) portraying Reid as the poster child for the benefits of Abilify. Overnight, it seemed last December, the amp was turned down on his rage. His ability [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:04am EST
  by Andrea

• Top 10 Tuesday

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  Top 10 Ways to Engage with a Teenager(ASD or not)
  
  10. Lay in the hammock
  
  9. Smell something cooking on the stove
  
  8. Crawl inside the netted trampoline at dusk
  
  7. Have a silly "yes-no" battle
  
  6. Crank up a song on [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:00am EST
  by Andrea

• Somebody's Watching...Who's Listening?

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  When I was a new mom I often imagined being watched. The adoption process requires jumping through a lot of hoops, proving you're worthy, and otherwise impressing everyone from lawyers, to pregnant teens, to county employees with your perfect parent potential. Not necessarily a foolproof system;' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:18am EST
  by Andrea

• Tight Spots

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  I chuckled empathetically to see how precious Rhema looks, at 4, climbing into (or out of) this washing machine. Flooding my mind's eye are tight spots Reid has sought and found over his lifespan. From the recyling bin on the windowsill of our cellar stairs in' [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:15pm EST
  by Andrea

• Top 10 Tuesday

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  Top 10 Reasons to Look for a New Doctor (particularly in psychiatry)
  
  10. he wears elf slippers and talks baby talk to adolescents
  9. asks if your boy/girl twins are identical
  8. his standard poodle "therapy dog" humps your leg
  7. threatens to charge you a maintenance fee if [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:16pm EST
  by Andrea

• Two True Love Stories

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  What could be better than a true story? Two true stories, intertwined with a third.
  When the movie Julie & Julia came out I puzzled over how to justify a blog about it--off topic again! Lo and behold, it's emerged.
  The film had me so jazzed! I had already' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:42am EST
  by Andrea

• Introducing.....Top 10 Tuesday!

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  Reid has a precious few friends. One of them is the youth pastor at our church. He'd like to have a playdate with Billy Jack, or a sleepover. I am hard pressed almost every Sunday to explain, "we can't really do that." "But, why not?" he implores." "Billy Jack is [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:41am EST
  by Andrea

• Eyes on the Shepherd

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  I am not very athletic. I am however, competitive.
  One Sunday last spring Allie and I made our way to her Certificate of Merit music test on San Diego State's campus. Not sure of our actual destination, we followed printed directions through a maze of parking' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 6:10pm EST
  by Andrea